FLU VACCINE SHORTAGE? KERRY BLAMES BUSH

Bawwhahahaha.... Did you hear the latest radio ad by the Kerry campaign? They actually blame the Bush administration for the shortage and bring up the question, "How can they fight the war against bioterror if they can't fight the flu?"

Nice twist of deception and lies. Nice scare tactic. Reaching for straws if you ask me. Using the flu vaccine shortage as a political issue? You know internally they are worried when they take this as a major issue for the last weeks before election day.

British regulators unexpectedly shut down a major flu-shot supplier Tuesday, citing manufacturing problems at the Chiron Corp. factory in England where roughly 46 million doses destined for the United States had been made.

That means only about 54 million flu shots will be available this year from a competing firm, and the U.S. government decided quickly that most healthy adults should delay or skip them to leave enough vaccine for the elderly and other high-risk patients. (full article)