Archive for August, 2009

August 28, 2009

Obama White House Health Advisers have asked that H1N1 vaccine be made available in September. The Presidents Scientific Advisors have said the government should “speed up” availability. There! That’s done! Check it off the list.

That would be a change…

Unfortunately, CDC director Thomas Frieden has provided a reality check indicating that even though he has “mobilzed” over 1,000 CDC employees (whatever that means), the vaccine will still not be available until at least October. In reality, the government doesn’t do anything to the development of vaccines. It is private enterprise that get’s it done. Private enterprise with names like Astra-Zeneca, sanofi-aventis and Novartis. NOT the CDC. Not FEMA. Not DoD. NOT VA. NOT any of the alphabet soup agencies inside the beltway either!

Changing job responsiblity at CDC does not make clinical development any faster! The reality is that federal government interference into the flu vaccine markets over the years has eliminated many companies from participation in this important development process.

And guess what, there are no generic flu vaccines! Oh yeah, and you can’t get cheap copycat vaccines from Madagascar or even Venezuela!

Keep washing your hands! Keep buying hand sanitizer!

“Hogeland & Komelasky for Supervisor Fundraiser”— Thursday, September 3rd, from 7:00PM – 10:00PM

Richboro Swim Club, 750 Second St. Pike, Richboro PA

Come on baby….. let the good times roll —

Kick off your shoes and dance, swim and sing the night away as we turn back the hands of time to the Rock’n 50’s & 60’s

— Karaoke, Door Prizes, Beer, Wine, Food & Soft Drinks

Hosted by Tom Yaegel and Bob Finley

Supporting Our Candidates:

Eileen Silver & George Komelasky for Supervisor

And:

Barbara Bucknum – Tax Collector

Larry Weinstein – Auditor

Ray Brown – Constable

Download a pdf copy of the S&K Fundraiser Flyer by clicking here for posting and sending to friends.

Click here for more including signup form

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I received an email from his office touting town hall meetings on healthcare reform in Johnstown (Jack Murtha’s district) and Lock Haven. Since they are both beyond my daily driving range, I used the “Contact Senator Casey” webpage to send my input.

Eventually I believe it will get read, after they read the thousands of pages in the five bills now being discussed (none of which came from President Obama, who has a(nother) dream, but no plan)

So I wanted you to be able to see what I wrote to Senator Casey as well…
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