Just because the federal government can't get swine flu vaccine to you on time during a pandemic, doesn't mean it shouldn't take over the health care system Tom Smith

WASHINGTON — The moment a novel strain of swine flu emerged in Mexico last spring, President Obama instructed his top advisers that his administration would not be caught flat-footed in the event of a deadly pandemic. Now, despite months of planning and preparation, a vaccine shortage is threatening to undermine public confidence in government, creating a very public test of Mr. Obama’s competence.

via www.nytimes.com

Oh sorry, forgot it's not a takeover of the health care system, but just another option.

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[M.A.]

If you read past the first paragraph of the article and click through to a related article, you'll see that the delays are caused by a slower than expected vaccine manufacturing process. Apparently the little bugs aren't growing as fast as expected.

Who's doing the manufacturing? You know, those terribly inefficient government agencies called Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline, among others. Err...

Maybe not such a great example of government inefficiency.