CLG - Flu 'Oddities' Updated! 29 Dec 2005

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" Lori R. Price " <lrprice

Thu, 29 Dec 2005 11:36:34 -0500

Bad vaccines may trigger bird flu: expert

 

 

 

News Updates from Citizens for Legitimate Government

29 December 2005

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Flu 'Oddities' Updated! 29 Dec 2005

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Bad vaccines may trigger bird flu: expert 29 Dec 2005 China is most

likely using substandard poultry vaccine or not enough good vaccine,

which would explain recent outbreaks of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus

in poultry, a prominent virologist said on Thursday. Dr Robert

Webster, of St Jude's Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, said

the problem of substandard vaccines was not exclusive to China. [And,

that is Bush's main reason behind his efforts to make the deadly

vaccines mandatory and to remove all manufacturer liability. When the

bird flu pandemic arrives, Bush will invoke police state measures

while he pursues further dictatorial power. See article summaries, below.]

 

 

US uses live bird flu viruses in vaccine experiment 18 Dec 2005 In an

isolation ward of a Baltimore hospital, up to 30 'volunteers' [?!?]

will participate this April in a bold experiment: A vaccine made with

a live version of the most notorious bird flu will be sprayed into

their noses.

 

 

U.S. [bioterror] Team Will Test Live-Virus 18 Dec 2005 Bird Flu

Vaccine Researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health will

soon recruit 30 human volunteers to test the effectiveness of a

vaccine containing a live but weakened form of the H5N1 bird flu virus.

 

 

U.S. House approves $3.8 billion for avian flu [for pharma-terrorists]

19 Dec 2005 The U.S. House of Representatives early on Monday approved

$3.78 billion to begin preparations for a possible avian flu epidemic.

The bill would also shield manufacturers of vaccines and drugs from

lawsuits during an epidemic.

 

 

House OKs Liability Protections for Drug Makers 19 Dec 2005 Drug

manufacturers are a step closer toward winning the liability

protections they say they need before investing in medicines to combat

a bird flu pandemic. Opponents described the protections, approved

early Monday by the House, as a " massive Christmas bonus to the drug

companies. " Consumers seeking damages on claims they were harmed by a

vaccine would have to prove willful misconduct on the part of the drug

manufacturers.

 

 

Bird-Flu Bill Slammed as Loophole for Drugmakers 19 Dec 2005 Bird flu

preparedness legislation headed for a final vote in the Senate this

week would create loopholes allowing vaccine makers to avoid legal

liability even if a patient is harmed by negligence, critics said today.

 

 

White House holds bird flu drill with military leaders 10 Dec 2005

Warning an outbreak may be inevitable, the White House on Saturday

conducted a test of its readiness for a feared bird flu pandemic and

said federal agencies fared " quite well " [Yes, they did so well with

Hurricane Katrina, I can hardly wait for their response to a bird flu

pandemic.] without offering any details. Cabinet secretaries, military

leaders and other top officials took part in the four-hour tabletop

drill, which officials said was designed to assess the level of

federal preparedness for a possible outbreak of bird flu or another

deadly virus. " This is about being ready for what inevitably will

come, " Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt said. [How

does Leavitt know that a pandemic is 'inevitable?' Apparently, the

Bush bioterror team is ready to attack, and a full-blown police state

is surely on the way.]

 

 

Secretive agency proposed to develop vaccines, drugs 03 Dec 2005 The

proposed Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Agency, or

BARDA, would be exempt from long-standing open records and meetings

laws that apply to most government departments, according to

legislation approved Oct. 18 by the Senate health committee. The

agency would be exempt from the Freedom of Information and Federal

Advisory Committee acts, both considered crucial for monitoring

government accountability.

 

 

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