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The Administration, the Flu, and Health Care Reform

By Doug Bandow on 10.30.09 @ 5:55PM

The administration can't get flu vaccines out to people. But these folks want the government to run the entire health care system.

Reports the New York Times:

The moment a novel strain of swine flu emerged in Mexico last spring, President Obama instructed his top advisers that his administration would not be caught flat-footed in the event of a deadly pandemic. Now, despite months of planning and preparation, a vaccine shortage is threatening to undermine public confidence in government, creating a very public test of Mr. Obama's competence.

Don't worry. Next time they will do better! We should trust them with the health care for nearly 308 million Americans.

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Steve Lee| 11.1.09 @ 8:28AM

The Department of Health and Human Services had identified the new strain of the virus early-on and was able to identify the extant of the spead of first few hundred cases so the administration did a good job up to that point.
When it comes to producing vaccines, the three major producers are all located in Europe, so there is a limit to their ability to ramp-up and produce enough doses to fill world-wide demand.
Initially, the administration failed to communicate what it wanted the "Health Care Reform/Health Insurance Reform" bills to contain; now it is clear that President Obama did not state: What He Wanted In The Health Care Reform Legislation