Influenza Vaccine Shortage

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Flu Vaccine Case Analysis The 2004-2005 U.S. Influenza Vaccine Shortage The “2004-2005 U.S. Influenza Vaccine Shortage” article describes the vaccine shortages that Americans have faced in recent years and the different reasons associated with such an issue. The precipitating factors in the 2004-05 flu crisis were examined in detail by this case and a number of issues were revealed. This paper is based on the information provided by the case study and is sectioned into two parts. The first pat discusses how the Influenza vaccine is administered and its target population according to CDC recommendations. It also gives a snapshot on the different occasions the U.S. faced flu vaccine shortages in the last decade. The second part examines the unpredictable factors that contributed to the 2004-05 flu crisis in particular. This article illustrates the perfect example of how economic individualism and market-based values dominate today's policymaking and public management circles—often at the expense of the common good (Bozeman 2007) In an article entitled “More than the Flu” published by Donnald Kettl in 2004, the author analyses the implications the Influenza vaccine shortage and stresses the fact that the real issue lies beyond vaccine logistics’ miscalculations.” We've poured billions into improving airline security to reduce the risks of a repeat of the September 11 attacks. But we've neglected the health protection we need to defend us from the certainty of future problems, of which this year's flu vaccine shortage may have been only a hint”. In this previous quote, Kettl attempts to demonstrate the government’s failure to accommodate values thinking and the major weaknesses in the U.S. public health system. So how can the public get protection from businesses and other market failures? In attempt to answer this question, we found ourselves dealing with the
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