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Originally Posted by hunnychile
And just think, if Bush CAN'T find fast help for all the victims of a major hurricane - what happens when the Avian flu lands on US soil? There is only enough medicine available here to help treat (not cure) 2% of our entire population.
Who'll be first in line to actually get those limited life-saving meds?  |
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A key point of contention if an epidemic strikes is who will get vaccines first. The administration's plan suggests a triage distribution for these essential medicines. Groups like the military; National Guard and other national security groups were left out.
Beyond the military, however, the first in line for essential medicines are workers in plants making the vaccines and drugs as well as medical personnel working directly with those sickened by the disease. Next are the elderly and severely ill. Then come pregnant women, transplant and AIDS patients, and parents of infants. Finally, the police, firefighters and government leaders are next.
The plan also calls for a national stockpile of 133 million courses of antiviral treatment. Presently the administration has bought 4.3 million.
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The report already answers that question, as I posted before. It ain't you and me, babe, or most of the folks here at TFP.