'Big Fan'

" Experts are saying that the seasonal flu won't -- late January but the swine flu is peaking right now across portions of the country so why didn't the government transition to making each each one and one vaccine earlier about Mark Siegel is here live to explain. And to take the vaccine. Himself. All --"

" Health care worker and I should have it."

" Right right well that that's what we've heard for the last couple of weeks but let's get back to the other issue -- discussing. If we knew that the swine flu was going to be kidding earlier in the season than the regular flu why did they not start production of that vaccine."

" Really that's a billion dollar question you know we've been focusing so much about the fact that the CDC -- we're gonna have forty million doses we don't have that we have. We have less the real issue is that they made a huge mistake I think it's a big blunder that they didn't transition earlier now it's easy to armchair quarterback but consider this. In Mexico back in March you know what happened it was still there flu season. But a sudden flu -- and it -- like go we need the -- it took over and crowded out or other flows that was the H1N1 swine flu. Same thing in the Southern Hemisphere to pandemic strain takes over and crowds out the other -- I'm not even sure that we're gonna have. Have a seasonal flu this year it may be easier each one and one and you -- want. Gretchen if I'm wrong. There's still plenty of time to get the seasonal flu vaccine triggers that doesn't peak till January so what are we doing giving this little flu vaccine to 85 million people. We made that and then now we have a shortage of that action and we really need to -- you --"

" Blaming the federal government for go in slow on the uptake but also the technology is such we're still. You know that the companies to make the vaccine they're still using fifties techno."

" exactly Stephen that's what doctor Frieden was saying at a press conference last week it's a little finicky it's unsure takes six to nine months. Now if the government is the one making the vaccine. But put your money where your -- could have -- to the vaccine manufacturers last April anyway we got a pandemic coming let's stop. The machinery on the yearly flu and switch over to the H1N1 we would've had it by now we don't need to seasonal flu."

" And actually you finally got it's the at least they know -- missed type of the vaccine into your office -- you've been waiting for a long time and you're gonna administer it to yourself. Does that mean that you'll never get the swine flu."

" This shouldn't be in that I will never get this one -- now it's a very good match this year it's about seventy or 80% likely that I won't get the flu if not more. I'm a big fan of this vaccine it's very safe it's a good match this is the live virus protect the claws taken -- it's attenuated. I'm healthy I'm in good shape anyone that doesn't have a chronic condition. That doesn't have a asthma kids over the age of two anybody be over the age of fifty that's healthy could have been nasal vaccine. Which if you worried by the way does not have Mercury in it at all which I'm not worried about it you know original -- correct right at the the the and the and the injectable does. But again a very small amount we took a commercial is about as much Mercury is a piece of fish I am not worried about the injectable vaccine this one doesn't happen. All right can we watch you can watch this happen."

" That's it okay and I'm back -- finish in seven days you would be."

" Okay to be in contact somebody and not get exactly we have about a very robust immune response very quick seven days thanks Texas -- is -- thank you on this."