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Old 04-27-2009, 08:09 PM   #1
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What If You Made A Vaccine And Nobody...

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The national smallpox vaccination plan rolled out with a whimper last week. Part of the Bush administration's effort to stave off a bioterrorism attack, the vaccination plan was to begin with a strong start in the state of Connecticut by vaccinating 20 or more first-line medical responders who would then fan out and vaccinate thousands of other doctors, nurses, and emergency room personnel around the state. In the coming weeks, other states will join in and inoculate 500,000 first-line medical personnel in all major medical centers in the country against smallpox. Eventually 10 million more healthcare workers, firefighters, police, and emergency medical personnel will receive the vaccine.

But in Connecticut, only 4 people showed up to get the shot, and 3 of those were administrative personnel--the state epidemiologist and 2 administrators at the University of Connecticut's Health Center. The numbers willing to volunteer for the shots had been dwindling all week, as hospital associations, nursing unions, and other professional groups balked at the risk of the smallpox vaccine itself and raised important questions about the true potential for a smallpox terrorist attack. At last count, more than 80 hospitals around the nation, including major teaching hospitals and medical centers in urban areas, have opted out of the vaccination program.

What's going on here?

Maria Tomchick: Bush's Small Pox Boondoggle
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Old 04-27-2009, 08:26 PM   #2
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Pfft, smallpox is so 20th century. How can we possibly worry about that silly old disease when we have this spanking new disease to contain?! Thank goodness we have the Obama admin to save us once again.
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Old 04-27-2009, 08:31 PM   #3
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This one must have really struck a nerve Lenny.

Great plan?

Great plan from the perspective of those who know what we're talking about. But then, you haven't joined that club yet.
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Old 04-27-2009, 08:39 PM   #4
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KidIdiot is a bit much, I'll shorten it to Kidiot.
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Old 04-27-2009, 09:36 PM   #5
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I hate when cutting my finger nails, the nail clipper sometimes slips out of my hand when cutting...
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Old 04-27-2009, 09:47 PM   #6
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Bumpy.

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