Swine Flu Vaccine Still Has a Long Way to Go

Public Faces Long Wait To Get New Flu Vaccine

The Wall Street Journal

Betsy McKay

In this article, McKay addresses the U.S. government’s await for the arrival of the H1N1 vaccine. Once the shipment arrives, however, where the vaccine will be administered is a question that still needs to be answered. Due to a huge demand for the shot, some states across the nation are considering expanding the authority of pharmacists in drugstores and large retailers to administer the vaccine to those who want it.

From reading this article, I was able to pinpoint some examples of cause and effect. For instance, the anticipated demand for this vaccine serves as a cause, and the states considering changing the rules for who can administer the vaccine in order to meet this demand serves as the effect. In addition, health officials expect an increase in demand (effect) with a media campaign to promote the vaccine. This makes sense to me because if the public is aware of this medicine, most will want to protect themselves from the virus.

 

^I found it interesting that the number of infections of laboratory-confirmed H1N1 swine flu around the Michigan region is the highest in the United States at 9,156. This is surprising to me because I’ve heard news about the flu in other regions, but never around the region where I live.