Saskatchewan, Canada has North America's showplace “public option” health care system. It's the system that both Pelosi and Reid have repeatedly offered up as the model for their bills.
Today I read this little piece (by a frustrated Canadian) about one effect of Saskatchewan's health care system: the delivery of the flu vaccine. A little googling brought much more detail.
It seems that the politicians and bureaucrats that run Saskatchewan's health care system have chosen “fairness” as their ultimate measure of success (not health, recovery, wellness, survival, or anything pedestrian like that). So for the flu vaccine, they've decided that fairness can only be achieved by having everyone receive the vaccine at the same time. What is explicitly not allowed is having doctors or pharmacies delivering vaccinations, as that would be unfair – some people would be vaccinated before others, simply because they chose (gasp!) a different doctor or pharmacy. Can't have that!
So, for example, in the city of Saskatoon, if you want the flu vaccine you'll have to join the crowd at Prairieland Park. In that crowd will be those who are already infected, those who are infectious, and those who are about to be infected. But it will be fair!
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