Why The Flu Vaccines

According to the CDC, production and distribution of the flu vaccine are a private sector venture. Accordingly, the government has little or no control over the production and distribution of the flu vaccine. The government at the federal and state levels advise the manufacturers and distributors of the vaccine to make the vaccine available to all providers within a reasonable timeframe. The influenza virus mutates from year to year; therefore, the vaccine must be updated every year to meet up with the virus of that particular year. Manufacturers usually run on a tight schedule to meet up the demand. Consequently, the government should play a bigger role given the fact that about 36,000 Americans die from the virus each year and another 200,000