Gitmo Detainees Getting Swine Flu Vaccine Before Many Americans
Gitmo detainees will be getting the swine flu vaccine before many Americans. Politico reports that House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) thinks the plan to give the scarce vaccine to Gitmo inmates is a mistake.
"I don't think it's a good idea. The administration probably didn't think it would be very popular either, that's why they announced it on Friday night," Boehner said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union."
Boehner also objected to plans to give the scarce H1N1 shots to criminals, while ordinary Americans are having trouble finding the shots, which have taken longer to produce than the government predicted.
"We have prisoners in my own home county who are going to get H1N1 shots while there are vulnerable populations who want the shots who can't get them. I just think that's wrong," Boehner said.
The government has been slowly reducing the number of H1N1 vaccine it says will be available because of manufacturing shortages and delays. Originally the U.S. government was expecting 120 million doses by mid-October but now we will be lucky to get that many doses by the end of the year. Why in the world does the Obama administration think it is fair to American citizens to give the vaccine to Gitmo detainees while most Americans still have no opportunity to get vaccinated?
Prisoners in several states, including Texas, have been getting the vaccine before non-prisoners, including children and pregnant women. Many residents in these states are very angry at their local state government.
Gitmo detainees will be getting the swine flu vaccine before many Americans. Politico 
