Compaq's channel inventory has been low and in some cases near stock-out levels. |
DHEC will be receiving about 250,000 doses of flu vaccine this season, with initial supplies arriving in late September and early October. DHEC will follow the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommendation that those in high-risk groups should be the first to be immunized. |
Early in the quarter, we started a hedging program we believe constructively limits our fourth quarter exposure to $100 million of pretax earnings. The entire adjustment in the fourth quarter is because of currency. |