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In their own words: Conservatives ill-prepared: H1N1 vaccine shortage

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SWINE FLU: TOO LITTLE, MUCH LATER; WHY CANADA’S FLU PLAN CAME UP SHORT (Globe and Mail, October 31, 2009)

VACCINE SHORTAGE DELAYS FLU SHOTS (Toronto Star, October 31, 2009)

DISTRIBUTIONS DES VACCINS; LE PROBLEME ÉTAIT PRÉVISIBLE, DISSENT LES MÉDECINS (La Presse, 31 octobre 2009)

FLU CLINICS TO SHUT DOWN (Winnipeg Free Press, October 31, 2009)

VACCINE CHAOS (Niagara Falls Review, October 31, 2009)

VACCINE SHORTAGE MAY CLOSE CALGARY CLINICS (Calgary Herald, October 31, 2009)

HIGH RISK CALGARIANS BEING TURNED AWAY FROM OVERWHELMED FLU CLINICS (Calgary Sun, October 31, 2009)

“This [shortage], of course, is disappointing.” (Dr. Joel Kettner, Manitoba Chief Public Health Officer, Winnipeg Free, October 31, 2009)

“Moins les gens sont vaccinés, plus il y aura des gens qui mourront parce qu’il n’y a pas de place aux soins intensifs.” (Dr Gaétan Barrette, Président de la Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec, La Presse, 29 octobre 2009)

“C’est trop long!” a dit le Dr Barrette [Président de la Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec], en faisant référence au fait que ses propres enfants ne pourront recevoir le vaccin que le 7 décembre, (La Presse, 29 octobre 2009)

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