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Biotech / Medical : SARS and Avian Flu -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (2745)	10/16/2005 8:49:28 PM
From: DewDiligence_on_SI	Respond to of 4232

>>We're not talking about huge amounts of money. Sparing the nation from the next plague might cost five Abrams tanks. Or a small slice of the torrent of money currently being flushed into New Orleans in an attempt to save face politically for a delayed response due to the National Guard being now based in Iraq. In my mind, Bush is the classic alcoholic who just wrecked his second new car while his children are at home without food to eat. Alcoholics / addicts are self-centered individuals with no sense of responsibility, ethics or priorities.<< Like time I checked, appropriations were a power of the Congress.

To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (2745)	10/16/2005 11:56:51 PM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4232

RE: "The underlying problem is there is very marginal private demand for flu vaccines" No, the problem is the flu companies don't directly sell to consumers, but instead you've got HMOs that decide on quantity. If the flu vaccine companies enabled direct sales to the consumers, where consumers could pay $20 in advance to guarantee their vaccine, the flu companies probably would generate more revenue as well as fix the problem about "our demand isn't guaranteed." One of their problems is a lack of creativity in their sales strategy. Putting an HMO between the customer and the supplier, is part of this problem. Regards, Amy J