Canadian vaccine supplier won't sell surplus to U.S.

[Kadie]

Canadian vaccine supplier won't sell surplus to U.S.

Tuesday, December 7, 2004



(12-07) 09:59 PST MONTREAL (AP) --

Canada's main supplier of flu vaccine said Tuesday it will sell its remaining 1.2 million surplus doses in Canada, not the United States, at the request of the federal government in Ottawa.

In Washington, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said the United States was immediately buying 1.2 million doses of a German flu vaccine, Fluarix, for availability this month. He added that British manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline had agreed to make about 3 million more doses available.

Vancouver-based company ID Biomedical had been in negotiations since early October with U.S. public health officials eager to buy surplus doses to help the United States with its acute flu vaccine shortage this year.

But a rush on flu shots in Canada, in part fueled by media coverage of the shortage south of the border, prompted Canadian health officials to fear they may run out before flu season even hit.

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[canadianbeaver]

1. Thats unny...I watched CNN this morning and they said....

that the US is buying 5 million doses from Canada.....I know that I shouldn't watch...I have to know what and how the "other side" works....My husband has to listen to me yell at the TV when it is on.....I can't watch fox they would put me in the ground...stress kills....I have to turn it off...I keep telling myself that...

[politicaholic]

2. George W. Bush - Diplomatic car wreck or just straight up moron?

Hmmmm, I guess when you equate Canada to third world countries when it comes to quality of their products and safety issues during a televised debate this is what happens.

[laheina]

5. Can I vote C: all of the above? nt

[MaryH]

3. Face It - the Flu Season Is Going to be Over

I think December is supposed to be the bad month. Maybe January. So far the flue season has been mild. Maybe it will stay that way. We won't need any more flu doses until next year.

[Career Prole]

4. Ain't it ironic that those socialized medicine demons of Canada

have to bail out our "health for healthy profit" system?

[truth2power]

6. I thought it was dangerous

to buy pharmaceuticals from Canada. :crazy:

Hmm....when Bushco have their butts in a sling I guess it's okey dokey to make an exception.

The DiktatorTot and his hypocritical cabal make me want to :puke: