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10-23-2009, 01:49 PM
By Jordy Yager - 10/23/09 02:39 PM ET
Democratic and Republican lawmakers cannot agree on whether to get the swine flu vaccine even after this week’s first reported case of a member of Congress catching the illness.
Some, like Minority Leader John Boehner (Ohio), are choosing not to get vaccinated, at least not immediately. But others, like Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.), want it but can’t get it; she tried, but is not among the vulnerable categories that have first call on limited supplies.
http://mises.org/images/WondolowskiEpidemic.jpg
The debate on Capitol Hill mirrors one taking place all across the country, as a new Washington Post/ABC News poll shows a majority of Americans increasingly worried that they or a member of their family will contract the H1N1 virus but also that six in 10 are not planning to get the vaccine.
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http://thehill.com/homenews/house/64551-congress-divided-over-swine-flu-vaccine
Democratic and Republican lawmakers cannot agree on whether to get the swine flu vaccine even after this week’s first reported case of a member of Congress catching the illness.
Some, like Minority Leader John Boehner (Ohio), are choosing not to get vaccinated, at least not immediately. But others, like Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.), want it but can’t get it; she tried, but is not among the vulnerable categories that have first call on limited supplies.
http://mises.org/images/WondolowskiEpidemic.jpg
The debate on Capitol Hill mirrors one taking place all across the country, as a new Washington Post/ABC News poll shows a majority of Americans increasingly worried that they or a member of their family will contract the H1N1 virus but also that six in 10 are not planning to get the vaccine.
continue
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/64551-congress-divided-over-swine-flu-vaccine