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Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wagn'nagl fhtagn ("In his house at R'lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming."). --HP Lovecraft, The Call of Cthulhu

The stars hath turned in the heavens once more: Mighty Cthulhu stirs. His dreams reacheth forth, communing with those with ears to hear. Iä! Shub-Niggurath! His thoughts trample down along the pathways of thy mind; thou knowest His footprints, each of which is a wound...

Saturday, October 16, 2004

O Canada! Update:

Remember how Chimpy™ suddenly pulled that idea out his ass about importing flu vaccines from Canada? And remember how the FDA and HHS weren't going for it?

Well, that's all moot. Canada has pretty much said that Americans are just going to have to get sick:
Albert Schumacher, president of the Canadian Medical Association, also warned doctors yesterday to avoid giving U.S. visitors any of the vaccines purchased by provincial health plans, which represents the vast majority of the supply in Canada.

"The stuff that's sitting in my fridge isn't for them," Dr. Schumacher said.


It seems that--planning ahead--Canada has enough flu vaccine for Canadians, but can't go tossing any to their poor, bumbling southern neighbors.
With half of the U.S. supply choked off by quality-control problems, clinics such as the border outpost of the Northwestern Health Unit in Fort Frances, Ont., have been getting a steady stream of calls from worried Americans.

"There was even somebody from Florida wanting to purchase a dose," said Cindy McKinnon, the clinic's vaccine specialist.


Dear Preznit Blinky™: When you tell the global community to go screw themselves, they tend to have a habit of returning the favor. Maybe next time you'll worry more about your people than your corporate buddies.

Oh, I forgot. There isn't going to be any "next time" for you.

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