Having missed the boat on 9/11 and on Hurricane Camille, it should be no surprise that the federal government is similarly out to lunch on a looming catatrophe that could dwarf those two events combined - bird flu.
The government's extraordinary mishandling of Hurricane George, as many have dubbed it, has spawned numerous conspiracy theories. In this spirit, I can't help but wonder who's going to get vaccinated when avian flu hits. It sounds like there's only enough vaccine for about 1% of the U.S. population. That ought to cover top government officials, corporate executives and their cronies. I'll bet the federal government has already made plans to save Bill Gates' miserable hide.
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