Okay, so isn't the real explanation for only 5 companies making vaccines

[Hippo_Tron]

Is that drug companies, in the pockets of senators like Bill Frist, are allowed to become so big that they run out their competition?

[oscar111]

1. cure is nationalization

not some twaddling with the setup to try to make greedhead-run healthcare work for someone other than the greedhead.

Greedheads will twist any reform out of shape, soon as a year passes and the public pays attention to other things. Congress will receive industry-written bills to repeal the reforms.

The solution is not more competition for a short while.. then cartels again... it is nationalization, like all other rich nations have.

Our people rank .. get this.. 72nd in their health.. 37th in the healthcare system quality.

72 !

THE WORLD HEALTH REPORT, fm WHO in 2000

[Hippo_Tron]

2. Well I agree with public healthcare, but practically speaking...

I'd think that competition between 20 companies works better than competition between 5 companies.

[naufragus]

4. only 2 companies make it

basically there are no profits in vaccines from what i hear...

they have to develop new ones from year to year as the flu changes.

doesnt carlyse group own the drug company that make sthe anthrax vaccines?

[emulatorloo]

3. One minute Bush is claiming Canadian drugs might kill us, the next he is

saying the "contaminated" flu vaccine was caused because trial lawyers are greedily suing vaccine makers. Over contaminated medicines maybe? I don't know it makes my head hurt.