Posted on 09/29/2009 2:35:49 PM PDT by khnyny
You’re exactly right. Vaccines are not very profitable to begin with, couple that with the liability/malpractice angle, and nobody wants to make them anymore. That’s not really the fault of “Big Pharma”. Those with long memories (not me) will remember that the first iterations of the Polio vaccine in the 50s had problems. I recall that somebody in the line at Ft. Dix, New Jersey dropped out of the line at the innoculations during basic training. Always wondered, never saw him again.. It sucks, they made us all take the Anthrax shot. Was a pincushion prior to that even!!
Sue Congress.
like these healthcare workers in Albany today:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1fs1XSYv8E
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7wBwOEsw2I&NR=1
hat tip to Mary 08 of
http://www.swineflu.org/printer_friendly_posts.asp?TID=28812
This isn’t new or unique. Immunity for drug makers was initially granted by Ronald Reagan in reply to shysters of the John Edwards variety. The industry was crippled and on the verge of being pushed out of the United State entirely. As it was we lost most of the smaller companies.
I hate shots as much as anyone and probably more then most, but geez. I’m halfway down the second page of FR tonight and this is the fourth immunization hysteria article I’ve seen. I think tonight will be a record.
does anyone know about squalene as an adjuvant?
the following comes from wiki:
> An adjuvant that uses squalene is MF59 and is Novartis’ proprietary adjuvant that is added to influenza vaccines to help stimulate the human body’s immune response through production of CD4 memory cells. MF59, is the first oil-in-water influenza vaccine adjuvant to be commercialized in combination with a seasonal influenza virus vaccine. It was developed in the 1990s by researchers at Ciba-Geigy, a Novartis heritage company, and Chiron, acquired by Novartis in 2006.[7]
That’s right - vaccines were not profitable so the drug companies did a cost benefit analysis - too many costs, not enough benefits. They then threatened not to invest any more time or money into research and development, so the government gives them certain protections. Imho, a better balance should have been achieved between public health concerns and drug company demands.
To channel Gordon Gecko (Wallstreet) “greed is good”. Greedy drug companies\\//greedy trial attorneys - in most instances the two balance one another out. A kind of yin/yang, lol.
Mine too! Plus, I'm afraid I'll develop an intermittent seizure disorder. And chronic neck pain too.
Keep up with other H1N1 update stories on this thread: H1N1 flu victim collapsed on way to hospital [Latest H1N1 updates downthread] thanks to DvdMom and others.
Does anyone know if squalene is present in the regular annual flu shot (not the H1N1 shot). I’m scheduled to get the regular flu shot tomorrow and have the past several years without problems. I’m shying away from the H1N1 shot for now. Thanks - OB1
Thanks for the ping!
But you won't be able to sue if anything goes wrong probably, like the flu vaccine now. They don't want the vaccine makers to be liable.
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