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In Canada we have less than 35 million people.  Our government ordered 50.4 million doses for the H1N1 flue vaccine.  What are the extra 15 million flu shots for?

While we would aim to vaccinate 100 per cent of the population, from observing seasonal flu shot campaigns, we know that even in provinces with free universal access vaccination programs, usually less than 50 per cent of the population will choose to be immunized.
Ordering 50.4 million doses of pandemic vaccine amounts to ordering 50 per cent more than we would expect to use for a normal seasonal vaccination campaign.

The Government of Canada is confident that 50.4 million vaccine doses will be sufficient to meet the needs of every Canadian likely to need and want protection.

The only thing that I can come up with is that one person might need two shots in order to be vaccinated.  I haven’t been able to confirm that anywhere as of yet.  Perhaps someone out there knows the answer to this question.  Even if you needed two shots that would still mean that the government estimated that 25 million Canadians would line up for the H1N1 flu shot.  That would mean that almost 75% of all Canadians would get vaccinated.

Either someone is really bad in math or they have stocks in GlaxoSmithKline and is making lots of money.

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