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D Rice · 10-26-2004, 05:14 PM

Almost half of the nation's flu vaccine will not be delivered this year, because Chiron, a major manufacturer of the vaccine, was halted from producing. Chiron was to make 46-48 million doses for the United States. However, as a British company, their health officials in Briton stopped Chiron from distributing and making the vaccine when inspectors found unsanitary conditions in their labs. Most of the vaccine was recalled and destroyed.

Why is our Vaccine made in the UK versus the USA:

The major pharmaceutical companies in the USA provided almost 90% of our nation's flu vaccine at one time. And, they did this despite a very low profit margin for the product. Basically, they were doing us a favor. In the late 1980's a man from North Carolina, who had received the vaccine, got the flu. The strain he caught was one of the strains in that year's vaccine that was produced by a US company. What did he do? He sued and won. He was awarded almost $5 million. After that case was both appealed and lost again, most US pharmaceutical companies immediately stopped making the vaccine. The liability out-weighed the profit margin. Since the UK and Canadian laws prohibit such frivolous law suits, both countries have companies that are selling and profiting from their sales in the US.

Again, Why The Shortage:

Because Chiron had to destroy product versus selling it to the USA........and US companies stopped producing due to the liability.

By The Way:

The lawyer that represented the man in the flu shot law suit was John Edwards. Since Hillary Clinton was complaining bitterly yesterday about how our current government could have such a shortage, perhaps she should talk to the Vice Presidential candidate.

10-26-2004, 05:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
D Rice Tilted	Flu Vaccine and Edwards Almost half of the nation's flu vaccine will not be delivered this year, because Chiron, a major manufacturer of the vaccine, was halted from producing. Chiron was to make 46-48 million doses for the United States. However, as a British company, their health officials in Briton stopped Chiron from distributing and making the vaccine when inspectors found unsanitary conditions in their labs. Most of the vaccine was recalled and destroyed. Why is our Vaccine made in the UK versus the USA: The major pharmaceutical companies in the USA provided almost 90% of our nation's flu vaccine at one time. And, they did this despite a very low profit margin for the product. Basically, they were doing us a favor. In the late 1980's a man from North Carolina, who had received the vaccine, got the flu. The strain he caught was one of the strains in that year's vaccine that was produced by a US company. What did he do? He sued and won. He was awarded almost $5 million. After that case was both appealed and lost again, most US pharmaceutical companies immediately stopped making the vaccine. The liability out-weighed the profit margin. Since the UK and Canadian laws prohibit such frivolous law suits, both countries have companies that are selling and profiting from their sales in the US. Again, Why The Shortage: Because Chiron had to destroy product versus selling it to the USA........and US companies stopped producing due to the liability. By The Way: The lawyer that represented the man in the flu shot law suit was John Edwards. Since Hillary Clinton was complaining bitterly yesterday about how our current government could have such a shortage, perhaps she should talk to the Vice Presidential candidate.