On 21 Oct 2004, at 1:39 pm, JDG wrote:
At 10:57 PM 10/20/2004 -0700 Doug Pensinger wrote:Think the shortage of flu vaccine is just bad luck?
Lately many liberals have suggested that the US government should use its
buying power to try and drive down prescription drug prices and lower
profits. I think that it is worth considering what consequences this
same policy has wrought in the market for flu vaccines - the government
buys most of the nation's vaccines, and many flu vaccine producers have
since proceeded to get out of the flu vaccine business, which left (pardon
the pun) all of our eggs in one basket.
Its worth noting that the UK and their nationalized health care system is
in the same boat that we are.
According to the linked story the UK Health Service "had already arranged for an additional 1.2 million doses from some of its five other suppliers by the end of the month, with an additional 1 million due to arrive by mid-November. "
What boat are you talking about?
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