Need the email reply to the Edwards caused flu vac. shortage

[DU9598]

Received this email:

"Why is our vaccine made in the UK and not the US? The major pharmaceutical companies in the US provided almost 90% of the nation's flu vaccine at one time. They did this despite a very low profit margin for the product. Basically, they were doing us a favor. In the late 80's a man from North Carolina who had received the vaccine got the flu. The strain he caught was one of the strains in that year's vaccine made by a US company. What did he do? He sued and he won. He was awarded almost $5 million! After that case was appealed and lost, most US pharmaceutical companies stopped making the vaccine. The liability out weighed the profit margin. Since UK and Canadian laws prohibit such frivolous law suits UK and Canadian companies began selling the vaccine in the US. By the way . . The lawyer that represented the man in the flu shot law suit was a young ambulance chaser by the name of John Edwards."

Please help me respond. I saw a prepared response on here earlier, but could not find it by searching.

[spooky3]

1. Sorry, I missed that but this snopes.com link may help:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/flushot.asp

[atre]

6. Snopes is f*cking lazy not to debunk the part about Edwards

Judgments are a matter of public record and easily accessible with either of the major online databases.

[Not Me]

2. Here you go

http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/flushot.asp

[DU9598]

4. Thanks

I appreciate the help!

[NewYorkerfromMass]

3. The bottom line is the shots should be safe- lawyers or not.

Drug companies are ethically bound to produce safe drugs.
Whether or not lawyers are involved.

[wabeewoman]

5. I got the same one

Interesting how only the repugs are sending these lies over the net. Urban Legends also debunks it.