thank you Deanna :)
On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 13:13:55 -0500, Deanna Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/flushot.asp > > On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 13:01:22 -0500, Andy Ousterhout > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Read all the way to the bottom. > > > > How the vaccine works: > > > > Influenza vaccine is produced by growing the virus in eggs. The virus is > > killed and processed to create the vaccine, which is given by injection under > > the skin. The body then produces antibodies to the virus over the next two to > > four weeks. If the immunized person then comes into contact with the influenza > > virus, the antibodies attack and kill the virus before it has a chance to > > cause infection. The vaccine contains the 3 most likely strains to be active > > during the "flu season" > > > > Why the shortage: > > > > Almost half of the nation's flu vaccine will not be delivered this year. > > Chiron, a major manufacturer of flu vaccine, will not be distributing any > > influenza vaccine this flu season. Chiron was to make 46-48 million doses > > vaccine for the United States. Chiron is a British company. Recently British > > health officials stopped Chiron from distributing and making the vaccine when > > inspectors found unsanitary conditions in the labs. Some lots of the vaccine > > were recalled and destroyed. > > > > Why is our vaccine made in the UK and not the US? > > > > The major pharmaceutical companies in the US provided almost 90% of the > > nations 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 years 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 John Edwards. > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=11 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:132813 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
