TEXT ONLY...
Bubba Vaccines...The House Homeland Security Committee Recommended Vaccines Before attending a NASCAR Race...Are Race Fans Contagious Or Is This Another Example Of Reverse Discrimination?.. Joe Webb
X-Cerpted
The House Homeland Security Committee planned a fact-finding trip about public health preparedness at mass gatherings and decided to conduct the research at two of the nation's most heavily attended sporting events, NASCAR's Bank of America 500 event this weekend and the UAW-Ford 500 last weekend.
Staffers who organized the trips advised the NASCAR-bound aides to get a range of vaccines before attending —- hepatitis A, hepatitis B, tetanus, diphtheria and influenza.
Rep. Robin Hayes (R-N.C.), who is from Concord, took umbrage when he heard about it. "I have never heard of immunizations for domestic travel, and as the representative for Concord, N.C., I feel compelled to ask why the heck the committee feels that immunizations are needed to travel to my hometown," Hayes said in an Oct.5 letter to Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), who chairs the panel.
"I have been to numerous NASCAR races, and the folks who attend these events certainly do not pose any health hazard to congressional staffers or anyone else," Hayes added.
(Lisa Zagaroli...McClatchy Newspapers...Published on: 10/11/07)
This And Other Stories On www.joewebb.com
got curiosity?...stay with the 2 Minute Warning...
news tips and stories treated with utmost hush-hush...
