[lit-ideas] Re: flu vaccine
- From: Andy Amago <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 17:35:51 -0700 (PDT)
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From: Judy Evans <judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Oct 27, 2004 3:01 PM
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: flu vaccine
Amago wrote:
>>That's why Marlena's library isn't getting any vaccine this year, because
>>this is a capitalist system and there's no money to be made in=20
>>vaccines. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I don't like=20
>>capitalist. But maybe unbridled capitalism might be a bit much. This
>>vaccine shortage might illustrate a good reason to get some government
>>intervention into the system. Let's see, where have I heard that before?
(reply to whoever wrote this)
No that is not why there's a shortage of vaccines in the US this year.
Our vaccine is made by capitalist countries too. =20
A.A. Your healthcare is much more socialized than ours.
J.E. And there already is
government intervention in your system; but it's the wrong kind. =20
A.A. Please explain this statement.
J.E. If
your powers that be had condescended to buy from more companies (not
only US-based or owned) then you might be in our situation, i.e.,
basically, despite a shortfall, OK.
A.A. Tell it to Bush.
J.E. BTW anyone in the US who's really concerned and has the money can get
a private flu shot in Harley St (London) for =A330 (plus the air
fare...), or, I hear, take a ferry to Canada.
A.A. That's what I said earlier. You got the capital, we got the healthcar=
e.
J.E. But there will almost certainly be people in the US who die this year
because of the initial shortfall, subsequent distribution inequalities
and inequities, and failure (the FDA's? the Govt's?) to allow buying
in of stocks from elsewhere.
A.A. Tell it to Bush.
J.E. The US economy may be shaky but the US is still, goodness knows, rich
enough to do better than this.
A.A. Yep, tell it to Bush.
Andy Amago
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Judy Evans, Cardiff, UK =20
mailto:judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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