Get Your Shots

Bennie Thompson, Democratic chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security was responsible for instructing congressional aides to get immunized before going to NASCAR events in Concord and Talladega. Vaccines recommended were for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, tetanus, diphtheria and influenza.
The issue began when the committee was making plans to study public health preparedness at events of mass attendance. The committee is studying the effectiveness of coordination between the Department of Homeland Security with state and local responders in preparation for possible mass emergencies.
Thompson said the immunizations are routine for health care workers.
Naturally, some of the people of North Carolina and Alabama are offended.

• My first inclination was to take a few shots at highbrow Democrats, but Thompson is from Mississippi and surely has some affection for these types of events.
• Having been to a few races I know that there is some pretty disgusting stuff going on in the infield, but no worse than anything at football tailgating.