driller
Dedicated LVC Member
JohnnyBz00LS said:
... Listening and hearing are two different senses. Listen or thy tongue will keep thee deaf. (American Indian Proverb)
Canadian Flu Vaccine
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... Listening and hearing are two different senses. Listen or thy tongue will keep thee deaf. (American Indian Proverb)
driller
Dedicated LVC Member
I do not know the validity of this, I am only sharing...
Be sure to read the last line.
How the vaccine works:
Influenza vaccine is produced by growing the virus in eggs. The virus is
killed and processed to create the vaccine, which is given by injection under
the skin. The body then produces antibodies to the virus over the next two
to four weeks. If the immunized person then comes into contact with the
influenza virus, the antibodies attack and kill the virus before it has a
chance to cause infection. The vaccine contains the 3 most likely strains
to be active during the "flu season"
Why the shortage:
Almost half of the nation's flu vaccine will not be delivered this year..
Chiron, a major manufacturer of flu vaccine, will not be distributing any
influenza vaccine this flu season. Chiron was to make 46-48 million doses
vaccine for the United States. Chiron is a British company. Recently
British health officials stopped Chiron from distributing and making the
vaccine when inspectors found unsanitary conditions in the labs. Some
lots of the vaccine were recalled and destroyed.
Why is our vaccine made in the UK and not the US?
The major pharmaceutical companies in the US provided almost 90% of the
nations flu vaccine at one time. They did this despite a very low profit
margin for the product. Basically, they were doing us a favor. In the
late 80'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 years vaccine
made by a US company. What did he do? He sued and he won. He was awarded
almost $5 million!
After that case was appealed and lost, most US pharmaceutical companies stopped making the vaccine. The liability out weighed the profit margin.
Since UK and Canadian laws prohibit such frivolous law suits UK and
Canadian companies began selling the vaccine in the US.
By the way...the lawyer that represented the man in the flu shot law suit
was a young ambulance chaser by the name of John Edwards.
Be sure to read the last line.
How the vaccine works:
Influenza vaccine is produced by growing the virus in eggs. The virus is
killed and processed to create the vaccine, which is given by injection under
the skin. The body then produces antibodies to the virus over the next two
to four weeks. If the immunized person then comes into contact with the
influenza virus, the antibodies attack and kill the virus before it has a
chance to cause infection. The vaccine contains the 3 most likely strains
to be active during the "flu season"
Why the shortage:
Almost half of the nation's flu vaccine will not be delivered this year..
Chiron, a major manufacturer of flu vaccine, will not be distributing any
influenza vaccine this flu season. Chiron was to make 46-48 million doses
vaccine for the United States. Chiron is a British company. Recently
British health officials stopped Chiron from distributing and making the
vaccine when inspectors found unsanitary conditions in the labs. Some
lots of the vaccine were recalled and destroyed.
Why is our vaccine made in the UK and not the US?
The major pharmaceutical companies in the US provided almost 90% of the
nations flu vaccine at one time. They did this despite a very low profit
margin for the product. Basically, they were doing us a favor. In the
late 80'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 years vaccine
made by a US company. What did he do? He sued and he won. He was awarded
almost $5 million!
After that case was appealed and lost, most US pharmaceutical companies stopped making the vaccine. The liability out weighed the profit margin.
Since UK and Canadian laws prohibit such frivolous law suits UK and
Canadian companies began selling the vaccine in the US.
By the way...the lawyer that represented the man in the flu shot law suit
was a young ambulance chaser by the name of John Edwards.
MonsterMark
Dedicated LVC Member
Grand Slam Home Run.
109 yd. Kick Off Return
Par 5 Hole in One.
Full Court Buzzer Beater.
Slap Shot Goal from the End Line
Head Shot off a Corner Kick
If true, what else needs to be said? Guess I know what I am doing today. Hunting that story down to ascertain the truth of it. I am a bit skeptical, to be honest, but it was fun anyway.
109 yd. Kick Off Return
Par 5 Hole in One.
Full Court Buzzer Beater.
Slap Shot Goal from the End Line
Head Shot off a Corner Kick
If true, what else needs to be said? Guess I know what I am doing today. Hunting that story down to ascertain the truth of it. I am a bit skeptical, to be honest, but it was fun anyway.