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Past and current Scandals
- columns by Sandy Gottstein (aka Mintz)*
* ►March 20, 2010
- Taking
the Final Step: Implementation of a Mandatory Flu Shot Program Within a
Healthcare System - Fifth Decennial International Conference
on Healthcare-Associated Infections (abstract) - "Exemption from
vaccination was allowed for egg allergy, history of either
Guillian-Barré or a post-flu shot anaphylaxis. A formal
exemption process began as a written appeal to an internal review board
which determined exemption. For the non-exempt, the choice to not be
vaccinated resulted in termination. Rehire is conditional, based on the
intent to comply with influenza vaccination in the future. ...Over
99.99% of approximately 3800 employees received a seasonal flu shot. No
serious side effects occurred among those receiving vaccine. Of those
employees who applied for exemption but were denied, 4 chose to
terminate employement; however, one of these, a physician, chose
retirement rather than immunization. Consequences for unvaccinated,
non-employees were not explored this initial year."
* ►March 19, 2010
- Autism,
Vaccines, Thimerosal: Further Study Needed - Age of Autism -
"No study has looked at the possible effect of the synergistic toxicity
of aluminum and thimerosal, which are never supposed to be used in
combination (according to the Manufacturer Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
for thimerosal ) and are indeed combined in many shots (according to
the Vaccine Excipient Summary from the
CDC). And no controlled study, not one, exists on the effect of
low dose ethyl mercury toxicity in humans (a statement made by study
author Anders Hviid himself below on p.1765)."
* ►March 18, 2010
- FDA
to Ease Way for Multidrug Regimens (MRK,AZN) - SmarTrend News Watch
via COMTEX via Trading Markets - "At least two pharmaceutical consortia
are poised to take advantage of the forthcoming policy: a group of 10
drug companies and several nonprofit organizations convened by the Bill
and Melinda Gates Foundation to develop medicines to fight
tuberculosis; and pharmaceutical giants Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK |
Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) and AstraZeneca PLC (NYSE: AZN |
Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), which are jointly testing two
anticancer agents."
