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GENEVA (Reuters) - Vaccine makers could produce 4.9 billion pandemic flu shots per year in the best-case scenario, the head of the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday, as rich and poor countries grappled over limited supplies.
WHO Director-General Margaret Chan told reporters after her meeting with 30 pharmaceutical companies that "there are a lot of unanswered questions" about how many vaccines could be made to protect vulnerable people from the new H1N1 virus.
"That is a very optimistic maximum capacity," she said of the 4.9 billion estimate, which would be significantly lower i
Originally posted by Frankidealist35
reply to post by badgerprints
I think you don't quite get what I meant.
They want to vaccinate everyone. Who knows what stuff they'll put in it?
Originally posted by Frankidealist35
reply to post by badgerprints
There is no reason for massive flu shots.
It's just oversensationalized hype.
It isn't lethal. Those that get sick should get care.
We don't need to be fearful about it. You sound like you bought into the hype of it.