Another flu vaccine shortage may be in the works as Chiron -- one of the United States' primary manufacturing plants, located in Liverpool, England -- announced it will produce less vaccine than it had planned.
Chiron expects to make 18 million to 26 million doses, down from its April estimate of 25 million to 30 million doses. Why the short-fall? According to the president of Chiron, projections were lowered because the new procedures had strained workers.
Past Troubles for Chiron
In 2004, the company's 48 million U.S. doses were dumped after some turned up contaminated and U.S. and British regulators decided they couldn't be sure the rest weren't contaminated as well. In light of these concerns, Chiron was given orders to revamp its plant.
In March 2005, after fixes were made, British regulators allowed Chiron to re-open the plant; it's now running at only 70 percent of its capacity. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is scheduled to inspect the plant soon, and the agency's approval is needed before Chiron can distribute its vaccine in the United States.
Regardless, Chiron will still be unable to fulfill its previous dose estimate; therefore, to make up for the shortcomings:
Sanofri-Aventis plans on filling the gap with as much as 60 million vaccines.
GlaxoSmithKline, pending approval from the FDA, will contribute 10 million more.
If a flu vaccine shortage does occur, however, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will take action similar to last year: High-risk individuals will get vaccinated first. And no matter what, flu shots will cost more.
USA Today June 16, 2005
What the conventional media and the CDC fail to disclose in their flu promotion materials is that close to 80 percent of flu vaccines contain as much as 25 mcg of mercury per dose. The EPA's safe limit for mercury is 0.1 mcg/kg, which means everyone who gets the flu vaccine receives an overdose of mercury.
In other words, you would have to weigh at least 550 pounds to receive a flu shot and be within the safe federal exposure limits for mercury.
Interestingly, even though no more than 83 million Americans have ever received a flu vaccine shot in one year (a mere 28 percent of the total population), concerns about a shortage are still being raised.
Hopefully, with your help the truth about the dangerous nature of these vaccines will continue to grow, and we will end up with a surplus like the one we had last year.
If you are new to this site you might be surprised to learn of the concern about flu vaccines, but there are plenty of resources to help you make an informed decision. It is imperative you review other non-CDC views on this important subject.
Remember, we know the FDA was wrong with Vioxx and that they have already pulled mercury out of most of the other vaccines, but continue to leave it in most all of the flu vaccines.
Do you really want someone to inject a neurotoxic poison into you?
Please be aware, however, that there are three steps you can take today to bolster your health, and that of your family, and lessen any concerns you may have about needing a flu shot:
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