PARIS -- France’s government has been accused of over-reacting to the threat of Swine flu and of wasting tax payers’ money.
Source: EuroNews
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Originally the Health Ministry bought 94 million vaccinations at a cost of over EUR 800mn but so far only five million doses have been used.
And a single jab not a double one has turned out to be sufficient.
France’s Health Minister Roselyne Bachelot has fended off the criticism by revealing that countries are being sought to sell on the unused vaccines – 300,000 shots have already gone to Qatar.
France is not alone in finding itself with an embarrassment of the vaccine – Germany and the Netherlands are selling off their excess stocks while the UK and Italy are considering the situation.
Socialist MP Jean Marie Guen was highly critical of the French government.
“From the very beginning both scientists and politicians warned the government they were over dramatizing the situation, over communicating and were buying too much vaccine,” he said.
On mainland France, Swine flu has killed an estimated 198 people but according to data released last month doctors now say new infections have fallen sharply in recent weeks.
For beginners, a shot of Limonchello is good as the vaccine. For more advanced ones - Armenian "Ararat". For patriotic - minded: Vodka, Skanderbeu, Mastika, Shlivovica (pick yours).
For abstinent: brew strong Ceylon tea with large leaves and add cardamom (Iranian or Indian way) or menthol leaves (Arabic way).
And remember Dick Cheney / Don Rumsfeld / etc. if thinking, where the profits of that vaccine going to. Not enough you pay them every time you tank your car?
(Ataman, 5 January 2010 14:40)
So it seems this governments policy of hiding its head in the sand and pretending nothing is happening actually paid off this time.
(gfg, 4 January 2010 17:46)
So it seems this governments policy of hiding its head in the sand and pretending nothing is happening actually paid off this time.
(gfg, 4 January 2010 17:46)
For beginners, a shot of Limonchello is good as the vaccine. For more advanced ones - Armenian "Ararat". For patriotic - minded: Vodka, Skanderbeu, Mastika, Shlivovica (pick yours).
For abstinent: brew strong Ceylon tea with large leaves and add cardamom (Iranian or Indian way) or menthol leaves (Arabic way).
And remember Dick Cheney / Don Rumsfeld / etc. if thinking, where the profits of that vaccine going to. Not enough you pay them every time you tank your car?
(Ataman, 5 January 2010 14:40)
For beginners, a shot of Limonchello is good as the vaccine. For more advanced ones - Armenian "Ararat". For patriotic - minded: Vodka, Skanderbeu, Mastika, Shlivovica (pick yours).
For abstinent: brew strong Ceylon tea with large leaves and add cardamom (Iranian or Indian way) or menthol leaves (Arabic way).
And remember Dick Cheney / Don Rumsfeld / etc. if thinking, where the profits of that vaccine going to. Not enough you pay them every time you tank your car?
(Ataman, 5 January 2010 14:40)
So it seems this governments policy of hiding its head in the sand and pretending nothing is happening actually paid off this time.
(gfg, 4 January 2010 17:46)