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Don't rush the vaccine

If one vaccine is developed and tested to our standards, will Canadians accept and trust our government? When the annual flu comes each year, scientists select two or three from the 120 or so new strains, then develop a so called vaccine to prevent you from developing those two or three flus. 

One year, I recall, our trusted government in Ottawa bought $1.5 billion worth of vaccine but most Canadians refused to accept it. The government offered left over vaccines to Mexico and to Poland. Both countries refused the offer.  The government offers vaccines “free” to seniors, handicapped and so on but getting rid of the surplus seems to be a problem. One gentleman I met says he took the vaccine, stating “well, its free” so I had to explain that only fallen arches, haemorrhoids and ingrown toenails are free—your tax money pays for the vaccines. 

I understand that small pox and polio were very successful vaccines but will the government be certain that the new vaccine for Corona will be tested and proven before it is used on Canadians? Will the government buy made in USA, made in Canada or made in Russia vaccines? Many billions of $$$$S are at stake and so are many potential lives if we end up getting a false or unproven vaccine that could be even worse than the Corona that we can get for free in public. 

I know we can “trust our government in Ottawa” with our tax dollars, Morneau and Trudeau would never think of using or stealing money from our tax payers.  Trudeau never lied to Canadians re electoral reform, SNC Lavalin etc.?  So, let us all wait with our sleeves rolled up to see what the monkeys in Ottawa can come up with next.  It may even be a Liberal back bencher rich person who will develop and market the “new vaccine”.  Keep the money in house?  Corruption is never far away. 

Jorgen Hansen, Kelowna



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