France sends Emergency Doses of Flu Vaccine to US, Should arrive within the Week

[tnitsuj]

from CNN.COM

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: tnitsuj
from CNN.COM

Damn those Frogs, trying to pry our sympathies by being Humanitarians!

 

[Gravity]

Hmm...hope I don't need the shot.

 

[BaliBabyDoc]

France has nothing we need . . . except maybe some troops for Iraq . . . and a couple of billion in loan forgiveness . . . and a couple of billion in reconstruction support.

 

[DealMonkey]

:: Gives France the finger from the back of my pickup truck ::

 

[glenn1]

France sends Emergency Doses of Flu Vaccine to US, Should arrive within the Week

Next up, France named as a defendant in a flu shot lawsuit by an American trial attorney.

 

[Miramonti]

note: influenza name now changed to freedom flu.

 

[dpm]

France?

 

[Passions]

Why are the French sending us Flu vaccine? Oh that's right, probably want some kickbacks in Iraq.

 

[Miramonti]

Originally posted by: BOBBY RIBS
Why are the French sending us Flu vaccine? Oh that's right, probably want some kickbacks in Iraq.

I suppose both countries should just install a prohibition on trade because of the iraq war politics.

 

[Gaard]

I wonder if the roles were reversed if the US would send a vaccine to France?

 

[tnitsuj]

Originally posted by: Gaard
I wonder if the roles were reversed if the US would send a vaccine to France?

Of course we would. We haven't sunk to that level yet.

 

[Gaard]

Originally posted by: tnitsuj

Originally posted by: Gaard
I wonder if the roles were reversed if the US would send a vaccine to France?

Of course we would. We haven't sunk to that level yet.

I'm assuming you feel we'd do it unconditionally and without any other motives besides to help? <---this what I think

The reason I ask is because it looks like some feel that France has alterior motives for providing these vaccines...and the posibility of simply wanting to help is nil.

 

[Miramonti]

Originally posted by: tnitsuj

Originally posted by: Gaard I wonder if the roles were reversed if the US would send a vaccine to France?

Of course we would. We haven't sunk to that level yet.

No we wouldn't. France was going thru a deadly heatwave and all this administration gave them was more hot air.

 

[tnitsuj]

Originally posted by: jjsole

Originally posted by: tnitsuj

Originally posted by: Gaard I wonder if the roles were reversed if the US would send a vaccine to France?

Of course we would. We haven't sunk to that level yet.

No we wouldn't. France was going thru a deadly heatwave and all this administration gave them was more hot air.

What exactly could we have done about a heat wave killing off the old and sick?

 

[Miramonti]

Originally posted by: tnitsuj

Originally posted by: jjsole

Originally posted by: tnitsuj

Originally posted by: Gaard I wonder if the roles were reversed if the US would send a vaccine to France?

Of course we would. We haven't sunk to that level yet.

No we wouldn't. France was going thru a deadly heatwave and all this administration gave them was more hot air.

What exactly could we have done about a heat wave killing off the old and sick?

If I wasn't joking, maybe I would have used one of these - :frown: - or perhaps one of these - :disgust: - or if I was really serious perhaps a - :| -

...but did I? No, I used the - -, the international signal for "chill dude, have a beer, its a joke". :beer:

 

[rjain]

The vaccines aren't very effective against the strain that's going around, unfortunately.

 

[Genesys]

Originally posted by: rjain
The vaccines aren't very effective against the strain that's going around, unfortunately.

thats what ive heard. maybe france has some sort of super flu killing juice they can send us

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: tnitsuj

Originally posted by: Gaard
I wonder if the roles were reversed if the US would send a vaccine to France?

Of course we would. We haven't sunk to that level yet.

If it were up to you, going by some of your comments in this thread, I'd expect you to watch them die on CNN.

 

[Corn]

note: influenza name now changed to freedom flu.

LOL, that's classic!

 

[Gaard]

Hang out in here long enough DVZ and it gets pretty easy to spot sarcasm. Especially when it's posted by someone who's known for it.

 

[BaliBabyDoc]

The vaccines aren't very effective against the strain that's going around, unfortunately.

Best evidence to date is that this year's vaccine (which is the same as last year's vaccine) is indeed effective.

 

[rjain]

Originally posted by: BaliBabyDoc

The vaccines aren't very effective against the strain that's going around, unfortunately.

Best evidence to date is that this year's vaccine (which is the same as last year's vaccine) is indeed effective.

The strain is different, and I've seen a number of complaints that it's not effective against that strain. No idea if that's better or worse than any other year, tho.

 

[BaliBabyDoc]

It is not a perfect match for the predominant strain but this isn't the first time the vaccine has missed. If you want REAL information beyond the sensationalist BS from most media outlets give Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report a whirl.

CDC has characterized antigenically 215 influenza viruses that were collected and submitted by U.S. laboratories since October 1. Of these, 212 were influenza A (H3N2) viruses, and one was an influenza A (H1) virus. Of the 212 influenza A (H3N2) viruses, 54 (25%) were similar antigenically to the vaccine strain A/Panama/2007/99 (H3N2), which is contained in this season's vaccine, whereas 158 (75%) were similar antigenically to A/Fujian/411/2002, a drift variant of A/Panama/2007/99.