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Edited on Thu Sep-24-09 03:36 PM by Piewhacket
basically won't have enough without our help, and the help of all others.
this is a medical emergency, a world pandemic of potentially grave severity, the last pandemic was 1918 and this could be far worse. so far no need to freek out, just pay attention, get the shots, practice good hygiene, and if you are sick STAY HOME, moron.
while 10% vaccine donation (25 million doses) will not solve the problem for the world, it demonstrates a significant amount of our production, and shows leadership to the world, demonstrates how seriously we view this pandemic, and provides an invitation for others to join us.
if the pandemic spins into a catastrophy, by mutation or combination, think 100+ million dead, WE WILL manufacture and donate massively WHATEVER THE COST. Any clueless cretin who thinks we shouldn't do that and obstructs it should be shot summarily (without trial). And I'm not joking here, in such circumstances it is marshal law with no regard for civil rights or dissent.
10% of our production? Of course we must do it! Quite right. Once we have covered our own, maybe more, and if things go bad, we DAMN WELL MUST do more. That's not even slightly controversial. Not even a little bit.
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