re: #88 goddamnedfrank

1.) Story dated October 8, making the current state of H1N1 availability in your city comparatively irrelevant.

2.) If they had gotten the vaccine at a point when they were not eligible, that would have been the story.

3.) The kids should be off limits, period. That Fox blog is treading dangerously close to using two children to stoke anti-vaxxer / anti-government sentiment by implying that Obama not vaccinating his kids is a story.

4.) You bringing up Sasha’s allergies is reads like an attempt to pick up that inappropriate innuendo and run with it.

At the time that statement was issued, supply was being reserved for those with chronic conditions:

President Obama’s school age daughters have not been vaccinated against the H1N1 flu virus. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says the vaccine is not available to them based on their risk.

The Centers for Disease Control recommend that children ages 6 months through 18 years of age receive a vaccination against the H1N1 flu virus. At this time only children with chronic medical conditions are receiving the vaccination because their immune system is not strong enough to fight off the strain. The CDC also says a regular seasonal flu shot does not protect against the virus.

The Fox story I read made it sound sort of like the Obama children were not being vaccinated for some sort of secret sinister reason.