Wednesday, 14 October 2009
Now why would Bill Frist want you to get the Swine Flu Vaccine?
Was watching a discussion between Frist and Maher about the swine flu vaccine. Frist made the case for people getting the swine flu vaccine, while Maher made the case for not getting same.
Made me wonder what ties Frist has to the vaccine industry that would have him out stumping the media tubes in support of putting a few hundred billion in the pockets of the pharmaceutical companies. Well... Imagine that, SourceWatch has all kinds of info on his ties to the industry of death by needle prick.
Ex-Senator Bill Frist Shielded vaccine companies
In what has been described as a brazen move by Senator Frist and House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL), the lawmakers covertly inserted language [in December 2005] in a fiscal year 2006 Defense spending conference report—the bill, H.R. 2863, was ultimately signed into law as Public Law 109-148—that would grant certain legal immunity to vaccine manufacturers, even in cases of willful misconduct. This language was added quietly and in the dead of night, receiving no debate on the House floor. Despite strong opposition from congressional members, Frist and Hastert used their power in the Senate and House to force the language through. The potential impact of this addition is that American citizens would have little legal recourse in the event of serious injury or death resulting from vaccines designed to combat an avian influenza pandemic. Several news articles have reported that both Frist and Hastert (and others, including Hastert's son) benefited from their actions. The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) is purported to be the key author of the language additions. This trade association represents virtually all major vaccine manufacturers.
See Articles on Bill Frist for references and documentation.
I suppose the skeptics over at science based medicine believe MONEY has nothing to do with the quality of the science. Oh, I get it now... they only talk about the role of science and medicine, as well as the interface between science, medicine, and (unfortunately) pseudoscience, while conveniently neglecting the impact of profits on our healthcare.
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