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To: i-node who wrote (523483)	10/26/2009 11:32:21 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1583412

Because there are no margins in making the flu vaccine. It is not a particularly lucrative enbterprise and its never clear how many vaccines to make so the companies that make it end up eating some of it. So many companies have stopped making the vaccine. This whole issue came up under Bush.....where were you? Actually, the profit margins are fine. The problem is that manufacturers can't adequately forecast demand, so their decision is based on their best guess of what demand might be. Making flu vaccine is a highly risky enterprise. If they price the vaccines that ARE sold high enough to cover the risk premium, they can't sell it because it is too expensive. You just justified my original point.......the margins are not very good when making the vaccine for a whole host of reasons including the observations you made in the paragraph up above. So many companies have stopped making the vaccine. This whole issue came up under Bush.... So, this is something else you want to blame Bush for? Man, it never ends. What do you think should be done to solve this problem? When I am blaming Bush, I make that very clear. I was not blaming Bush when I made the comments up above. What I was saying is that the problems associated with making the vaccine came up under Bush. I agree with you......Bush is at fault for so many things its not fair to load up on things for which he shouldn't be blamed. Again, you need to work on your paranoia.