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To: Don Hurst who wrote (46478)	5/13/2005 3:06:17 PM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

Whoa, whoa...go easy there. I'm not suggesting that the motive is to solve the solvency issue that way, but it could be an unintended consequence. Hypothetically, suppose a mutated bird flu is highly contagious and has a lethality rate of 35-50%. Higher for the elderly. And suppose that you can only come up with ..... 60 million doses of a vaccine. A decision has to be made as to who gets it. I'd start at the lower end of the age scale and work up. Not a happy decision, but might as well let the old people go. It's not like they'll be able to dig graves and/or reproduce. jttmab