Nearly half of the nation's expected supply of flu vaccine will not be available this winter because the British government has suspended the manufacturing license at the factory in Liverpool that makes it.
"This is very disappointing news that creates a serious challenge to our vaccine supply for the upcoming season,'' Tommy G. Thompson, secretary of health and human services, said at a news conference yesterday. Mr. Thompson added, "Our immediate focus will be on making sure the supply of vaccines we do have reaches those who are most vulnerable.''
When can we again have responsible leaders who get things right in the first place or take responsibility for their errors? Shouldn't the U.S. have been prepared for the British finding--which must have been in the works for many months? Can't the Administration find alternative sources--within or without this country?
The Administration does seem intent on proving its ideology correct, however: the government can't be trusted.