Inoculation situation: waiting for the H1N1 vaccine

The World

The federal government has thus far not been able to make good on its promise to deliver 120 million doses of the vaccine for H1N1, commonly known as swine flu. This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that only 13 million doses have so far been delivered, leaving millions of Americans ? including those at elevated risk for contracting the flu ? unable to obtain it. We talk to Tom Skinner, spokesperson for the CDC, and Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former deputy commissioner at the Food and Drug Administration. They tell us why the shortage is partly a chicken and an egg problem…literally. We also speak to Alison Prange, who hasn’t been able to get a vaccine for her 4-year-old daughter who has asthma.

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