FDA Finds More Flu Vaccine in Germany, Canada

[maddezmom]

Hey look, the misadministration actually found something.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five million additional does of flu vaccine have been located in Germany and Canada and U.S. regulators will try to import them for Americans if they meet U.S. safety standards, Health and Human Services (news - web sites) Secretary Tommy Thompson said on Thursday.



The Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) is sending inspectors to the vaccine plants owned by GlaxoSmithKline Plc in Germany and ID Biomedical in Canada to confirm the doses meet U.S. standards, Thompson told a news conference.


"If they find that it is safe, we will import it," Thompson said.


The new doses would bring to about 66 million the number available for the U.S. market for the influenza season just starting -- about two-thirds of the 100 million hoped for before manufacturer Chiron Corp. lost its license due to contamination at its British vaccine plant.

more:http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&ncid=578&e=5&u=/nm/20041028/ts_nm/health_flu_dc

But it's only legal if the FED's f'up!
Missouri Joins Drug-Import Program
CHICAGO - Missouri joined Illinois and Wisconsin in a new drug-import program to make cheaper prescription drugs available from Canada and Europe despite a federal ban on the imports.



Missouri Gov. Bob Holden appeared with Gov. Rod Blagojevich at a news conference Thursday in Chicago to announce Missouri's participation in the I-SaveRx drug program. Illinois and Wisconsin launched it this month to offer savings on about 100 medications of up to 50 percent off U.S. retail prices.


"As governors, we're all concerned about the high cost of prescription drugs, especially as it effects those on limited income," Holden said. "It seemed to me the logical next step for Missouri to provide options for safe and affordable prescription drugs for all our citizens."


The program works through a Canadian clearinghouse to connect residents to 45 foreign pharmacies and wholesalers approved by Illinois health inspectors. Only refills are allowed, and narcotics are excluded.

more: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=718&e=2&u=/ap/20041028/ap_on_re_us/prescription_drugs

[IA_Seth]

1. LOL

So if you are behind in the polls and you are scared of losing, THEN you will import foreign drugs........but if you are the selected president and want drug lobby money, then they are unsafe?

I hate this freakin pig.

[knitter4democracy]

2. But I thought we couldn't trust the Canadians!

Didn't he say it in one of the debates? Reimporting those drugs or importing stuff from Canada isn't safe. Ha, ha. This administration is so stupid.

[gjb]

5. Message from Canada. I don't do flu shots, so you can have mine.

[RedEarth]

3. oh no...please don't bring them into the US, they won't be safe...

[TrogL]

4. Blame Canada

I swear Dubya will fall on this issue alone.

He has no choice but to invade.

[LisaM]

6. God they boxed themselves in on this one...

it's pure beauty; it shows the nonsense behind banning reimportation of prescripton drugs from Canada as well as highlighting the pitfalls of both outsourcing AND privatization.

[demokatgurrl]

7. But Canada is a third world country!!!

[gjb]

8. Yeah but it's the nicest third. By the way...

Up here the Liberals are Red,the Conservatives are Blue and both the NDP and the Green Party are Green. Since red is the flag of revolution, I think you folks have to work on your colour coding. And no, I didn't misspell "colour" eh.