Latest Bush Government Sham (Re Flu Shots)

[Shopaholic]

Okay, so I'm in a high-risk group and desperately need a flu shot. The only problem is that none of the local health departments in my state (with 46 counties) has any of the vaccine left. It's all been handed out. When I called my local health department this morning, they told me that they don't even have a waiting list for high-risk patients as they do not expect any more vaccine to become available.

Well, guess who made the rounds in South Carolina (and Georgia, and Florida) this past weekend assuring high-risk patients that plenty of vaccine would be made available? The US Surgeon General. And right before the election--hmmmm

Here, is an AP article that was printed in the Saturday edition of the (Columbia) State Newspaper:

Surgeon general: There will be more flu vaccine

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona sought to reassure South Carolinians that more flu vaccine would be in the state before the usual peak of the season in January.

Speaking here and in Columbia on Saturday, Carmona said the elderly don't have to wait in long lines to try to get a flu shots now, because more will be available starting next month.

Carmona said about 3 million doses will come out of Aventis Pasteur's factory each week, The (Charleston) Post and Courier reported. Those doses will be given to the elderly, babies, health care workers and people with health problems through state and local health departments.

"There is no epidemic, there is no crisis, and there is no reason to wait in long lines for days," Carmona said.

In addition to the extra vaccine coming out of Aventis Pasteur, the U.S. government has a store of anti-viral medications, which can stave off the flu in people who've been exposed or alleviate symptoms in people who have the virus.

The vaccine shortage occurred after British manufacturer Chiron Corp. was barred from shipping any of its doses because of contamination. Chiron accounts for about half the U.S. vaccine supply.

Carmona said the shortage has prompted fears about whether there will be enough vaccine to go around. Usually, he said, it's difficult to get those at risk for serious complications from the flu to get their shots.

"Most years at this time, we're begging people to come in," he said. "We usually discard millions of vaccines because people think they don't need to get a shot."

Another scam is being perpetuated by this government and again, they are flat-out lying to the people of this country yet again!

[Inland]

1. "Peak season in January"?

Well, I'm no surgeon general, But I know my area in Illinois ran out of flu shot in November, AFTER epidemics hit in Colorado and elsewhere. Now, with the general population not getting ANY vaccines, we can expect flu to spread like wildfire as soon as it hits the U.S.

ANd the Surgeon General just out and lies, because nobody is going to know he is lying until after November 2. GIVE BACK YOUR SALARY, YOU WORTHLESS DICK!

[Village Idiot]

2. Read between the lines.....

"There is no epidemic, there is no crisis, and there is no reason to wait in long lines for days," Carmona said.



THERE ARE NO FLU SHOTS!!!!!!!!

[Shopaholic]

3. Exactly-we're being lied to and this jackass traveled the

Southeast this past weekend and spread this giant myth about 3 million shots being made available each week, beginning next month! Yet, my local health department and the state health department both say that this is the first they've heard about it and both assured me that they felt certain that they would be receiving NO more vaccine! I guess this would all be after the election--again, how convenient! These people will do anything and say anything to get themselves elected again.

[Lerkfish]

4. small correction: they weren't elected the first time...

in order to elected "again".

:)