Where To Find H1N1 Vaccine?

Millions of Americans have made the personal choice to get vaccinated against 2009 H1N1 swine flu, but there seems to be shortages of this vaccine in most areas of the country. Isn't it just like the U.S. federal government to at first insist that every American get vaccinated against H1N1 and then for everyone to find out later on that there is not enough H1N1 vaccine to go around? As I watched the Obama administration move the severity threat of H1N1 to a critical emergency, while at the same time telling the public that there is not enough of the H1N1 vaccine to go around - I just started shaking my head in total disbelief.

Right now, President Obama is making his final push to make sure that health care reform in the United States includes a government run option. At the same time, millions of Americans are learning first hand that the U.S. federal government is not even able to provide H1N1 flu vaccinations to the American people on a timely basis. Doesn't President Obama know that the American people are judging whether or not he will be able to deliver on his health care promises down the road, by watching the way his administration administers the H1N1 vaccine to the public? Apparently not, and that is a big reason why millions of Americans are turning away from their once support of a U.S. government option in the 2009 health care reform debate.

This week, the first H1N1 flu vaccination supplies arrived where I live in Central Texas. While health officials are still encouraging young and pregnant Americans to get vaccinated first, starting tomorrow at the Waco Convention Center - resident of Waco and Central Texas will be able to show up and get vaccinated against 2009 H1N1 - while the limited supply of the vaccine lasts. I'm sure in other states there are still massive shortages of the H1N1 vaccine too and we should all focus closely on how fast and how quickly the Obama administration handles getting an ample supply of this H1N1 vaccine to the public in as short of time period as possible.

The Obama administrations slow handling of getting enough H1N1 vaccine supplies to areas of the country that need them, has caused me to wonder what the U.S. health care system will look like 10 years down the road - if President Obama is successful in Congress at getting a public health care insurance option passed? Most Americans judge their government leaders based on the way they have previously handled important issues. Right now, there is little faith in the Heartland of America that President Obama or any future President of the United States can do a better job running health care than the present system that, while not perfect, does provide for the health care needs of most Americans. Every American should be asking hard questions of both Republicans and Democrats as health care reform makes it's way through the Congress.