From Georgia, the state with a half million plastic coffins laying around, comes this news: Perdue signs flu bill 042809 . ATLANTA -- Georgia nurses and pharmacists have more authority [are we sure they need more authority???] to respond to the spreading swine flu outbreak [are we sure it's spreading???] and the governor has more power as the result of legislation Gov. Sonny Perdue signed this morning. [That is rich... the governor has more power thanks to legislation signed by.... the governor! Wow.] The Access to Flu Vaccines Act cosponsored by the druggists in the House, including Reps. Ron Stephens and Buddy Carter of Savannah and health-policy expert Mickey Channell of Greensboro, is designed to make it easier for Georgians to receive shots and for the state to respond quicker. Pharmacists and nurses will now be able to dispense flue shots without individual prescriptions. It [the legislation] was needed after the Composite Board of Medical Examiners accepted advi...