More flu shots will be available in January

[davidinalameda]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/19/bush.flu/index.html

Drug maker Aventis-Pasteur has found an additional 2.6 million doses of flu vaccine that it will deliver to the United States in January, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said Tuesday.


they were hidden under Bush's military records

[ElsewheresDaughter]

1. Tommy said "nasal mists" not "shots" and ha!France is providing them......

...will the repukes accept Freedom Flu Vaccines?

[flamingyouth]

2. Great - just in time for everyone to have had the flu

:eyes:

[calico1]

7. My thoughts exactly. By January the peak

flu season will be mostly over.

[kikiek]

9. Especially since it takes 2-3 weeks to take effect besides. It was

always recommended that you get the shot before the end of Dec.

[GinaMaria]

10. I thought it was worthless to get the shot

after Thanksgiving? That's what I was always told any way.

[n2mark]

3. Not sure

but doesn't most flu occur during the holiday season?

[Not Me]

4. So will they call them "Freedom Flu Shots?"

They are coming from a FRENCH lab.

[mom cat]

11. you beat me to it. LOL. Eat it georgie.

[Ellen of Troy]

13. Shhh.. don't tell anybody.

Tom Delay would blow a gasket if heard the vaccine was from France, and thereby order all hospitals to dump their vaccine supplies and syringes into the nearest river. Then he'd pass a resolution to bomb France for attempted biological warfare.

[snacker]

5. I thought if ...

you were over 50, you couldn't have the "mist"

[ElsewheresDaughter]

6. you thought correctly.."if over 50 no nasal mists flu vaccines"

[maumcc1]

8. Did they say when in January?

My daughter is a nurse and said if it's middle or end of January it's way past the height of flu season. Another thing to consider is Christmas, when a lot of germs go around due to all the people out shopping. January would be too late to deflect that. Also, she said it takes about 3 weeks for the vaccine to work at its optimum. So, it basically wouldn't take effect until February, which is past flu season.

[Ellen of Troy]

14. Re: "Did they say when in January?"

'Also, she said it takes about 3 weeks for the vaccine to work at its optimum. So, it basically wouldn't take effect until February, which is past flu season.'

Yes exactly. It's an announcement to sound like they're replying to an urgent problem when in fact the vaccine will already be past season by the time it arrives. I wonder how many people-- those with bad immune systems, young and elderly-- will wind up on hospital respirators because of this.

[Ellen of Troy]

12. January = April based on GOP time

Of course, the GOP uses an alternate calendar from the rest of this and you have to add 3 months to everything they say. So January means April. Whenever the vaccine comes, most of the country will probably have already gotten sick anyway.

[annerevere]

15. How is January going to help?

Isn't that a bit late?

[Moderator]

16. Duplicate topic--Please continue discussion here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=916715&mesg_id=916715