Wednesday, August 03, 2005

TWO AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS IS NOTHING TO SNEEZE AT

From your Chicago Tribune:
All 700,000 flu shots ordered from Europe by the state of Illinois last year amid fears of a nationwide shortage have expired and may go to waste at a potential cost to the taxpayers of $2.5 million, officials said Wednesday.

Illinois never even received the vaccine, because the Food and Drug Administration would not approve its import.
The governor's office gave no word on the condition of the 700,000 units of chicken soup ordered from Asia.
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