[Labyrinthos]

The reason I posted this is to illustrate the amount of panic that can be generated by the media. Every year, there is a flu outbreak, and every year there are deaths from flu. Granted, this flu season may be more widespread, but most of us survived previous flu seasons, and most of us will survive this season and future flu outbreaks.

The media also hyped SARS as the next great plague even though it effected and killed far fewer people than the common flu in even a mild flu season.

BTW, Little Chuckie Schummer wants the Feds to regulate and take over the distribution of flu shoots. Although the private sector seems to have miscalculated the number of doses needed this year, does anyone know the supply/demand ratio in past years?

[DBrow]

Although the private sector seems to have miscalculated the number of doses needed this year,

A slightly different take is that the media is forcing a shortage by creating an unusual demand. Then they can analyze the shortage, and when FedGov steps in to "save" us we will sigh with relief.

The Clintons tried to federalize vaccine production and distribution- it came up more than once. Now they can do it to save the children.