Hey, don’t you think we should just quit putting time and energy into that stupid H1N1 vaccine? And a national campaign to increase awareness of H1N1 is just a wickedly awesome waste of time and money. After all, the people have spoken… both here in California:

A new poll confirms that the Obama administration and federal health officials have failed to convince Americans -- at least those in the most populous state of California -- of the seriousness of a H1N1 swine flu pandemic.

A majority of those registered voters polled by a new survey team involving The Times and the University of Southern California said they believed the new, delayed vaccine was safe.

But a majority also said they had no intention of getting it.

Hey, It’s a free country. And, look at that kids face…shots give you an owy.

And nationally:

So much for the persuasive powers of the U.S. federal government. Think about that for a minute: A whopping majority of Americans (62%) would rather risk illness than believe in their government's urgings of necessity and safety.

Politics are much more important than necessity; future elections much more than public safety.

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21 ‘‘(1) not later than 1 year after the date of the

22 establishment of the Advisory Committee, submit

23 recommendations to the Secretary on—

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1 ‘‘(A) classifications of the health workforce

2 to ensure consistency of data collection on the

3 health workforce; and

4 ‘‘(B) based on such classifications, stand5

ardized methodologies and procedures to enu6

merate the health workforce;

7 ‘‘(2) not later than 2 years after the date of the

8 establishment of the Advisory Committee, submit

9 recommendations to the Secretary on—

10 ‘‘(A) the supply, diversity, and geographic

11 distribution of the health workforce;

12 ‘‘(B) the retention and expansion of the

13 health workforce (on a short- and long-term

14 basis) to ensure quality and adequacy of such

15 workforce; and

16 ‘‘(C) policies to carry out the recommenda17

tions made pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and