The Battle Against Swine Flu
On Friday night, President Obama declared the spread of the H1N1 virus a national emergency.
This morning, the New York Times has a run down on the challenges facing government as it tries to help keep up with demand for H1N1 vaccines:
Earlier this month, the government was forced to announce that only about 28 million doses would be available by the end of this month, about 30 percent below the 40 million it had previously predicted. That is not enough to satisfy panicky people who are lining up for vaccine around the country or desperately phoning their doctors and public health departments.
Vaccine shortage stories are a permament part of the journalism cycle, kind of like stories about rising gas prices in summer, and “isn’t this the most negative campaign ever” stories in October.