[lit-ideas] Re: flu vaccine

  • From: Robert.Paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Robert Paul)
  • To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: 27 Oct 2004 20:33:28 PDT

>Let=20us=20USians=20do=20a=20reality=20check.=20Has=20anyone=
=20else=20here=20tried=20to=20get=20a=20flu
vaccine=20this=20season?=20I=20got=20one=20at=20the=20Student=
=20Health=20Center=20of=20the=20school
I'm=20attending--a=20state=20university=20in=20CA--which=20utterly=
=20surprised=20me,=20given
the=20media=20hype=20about=20no=20hypos.<

Carol,

Yes,=20I=20have=20tried.=20Hell=20yes.=20Reed=20had=20no=20flu=
=20clinic=20this=20year.=20PSU=20didn't=20announce=20a=20clinic.=
=20My=20doctor's=20clinic=20had=20_no_=20vaccine.=20Senior=
=20centers,=20nursing=20homes,=20and=20hospitals=20all=20over=20the=
=20state=20have=20by=20now=20run=20out=20of=20vaccine.=20The=
=20'supermarket=20clinics'=20lasted=20about=20an=20hour=20per=
=20store.=20(Well,=20there=20may=20be=20a=20supply=20in=
=20Wagontire,=20over=20by=20the=20Idaho=20border.)

That=20there=20are=20pockets=20of=20happy=20inefficiency=20like=
=20your=20student=20health=20center=20is=20a=20good=20thing=20for=
=20those=20involved,=20but=20to=20imply=20that=20people=20could=
=20get=20flu=20shots=20if=20they=20only=20tried=20is=20sort=20of=
=20distressing.

Cheers,

Robert
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