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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (207648)	10/20/2004 1:58:12 AM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1583805

Jim, why make a flu vaccine for an annual profit of $7, when you can make an annual profit of $1,200 thru an Rx per person. $1,200 annual profit per patient is more profitable of a product than $7/year per patient. This is the driving force of the market. No political spin change these facts. This may not be an important issue for you, but it is a very serious issue for me - my Dad needs a flu shot after what he's been through. Of course our politicians erred - both Dems and Repubs - the politicians in Congress as well as the President. You don't let yourself fall down to only two vaccine manufacturers. No amount of spin changes the fact that $1200/yr is more attractive than $7/yr. This is one reason why you receive zillions of spam messages for Viagra rather than flu vaccine. This is capitalism. To counter this flaw, Legislatures need to pass a law forcing health care insurance companies to insure a flu shot so manufacturers are given more customers and also so patients can pre-order it in advance from the manufacterer they prefer. The govt should also purchase a fixed amount of vaccine every year. This govt isn't even prepared for a bioterrorist attack if they can't even handle the basic flu shot. Regards, Amy J

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (207648)	10/20/2004 1:24:56 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1583805

Let's see...there are 2 companies that make vaccine. There used to be 30. What happened to them? Answer...Many of them got sued by ambulance chasin' attorneys like the twit Edwards you are about to vote for. Not a lot of profit in vaccine makin' when you consider the potential lawsuits and skyrocketing insurance costs. You're full of it. Stick to real estate and hurricanes. Now I see another Attorney, Hillary Clinton, has the gaul to blame it on Bush...this is even lower than the "right wing conspiracy. What did Bush do in August when Chiron first reported that they would be short? You don't know? I thought so. He did nada!