The deliverables are there, however, even though late, and that’s a different problem than never having the goods in the first place.” "If President Obama has Gerald Ford's luck he will avoid political retribution despite the continuing vaccine delay missteps ... In the great swine flu scare of 1976, Gerald Ford was saved from real embarrassment, despite faulty execution, because there was no epidemic - in fact there were few cases at all. Unfortunately, there are more cases this time and the political fall-out will depend on whether the availability fix outruns any increase in the infected." Full Article at The Politico