Merck Lobbies States to MANDATE cervical-cancer vaccine for schoolgirls_AP

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What sort of testing was done do you suppose? Could vaccine have that AIDS

characteristic--that is being ethno-specific? Who were test subjects? NOW we're

getting to the real nitty-gritty of population control with government forced

chemicals on ALL potential mothers. Has Merck management developed a

'Chutzpah' pill for use by their head criminals; I'd have thought on the heels

of VIOXX murders, they'd have elected to go for a little lower profile. $360

per jabbing. Could any government subsidy be in the cards? These guys are

RELENTLESS--- Wonder if Rumsfeld or Krongard or any FDA officials are heavily

invested in their stock? Is a bear Catholic? Are you mad yet?

 

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VACCINE

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The Associated Press reports that Merck--the company responsible

for the

tens of thousands of preventable heart attacks and deaths due to

its failure

to disclose the cardiac risk of its now outlawed drug, Vioxx--is

now

bankrolling efforts to pass state laws REQUIRING girls as young

as 11 to be

vaccinated with its new vaccine, Gardasil, for the possible

prevention of

cervical cancer in the future!!

 

What is worse than appalling is that Merck has not only hired

lobbyists to

push for legislation that tramples on parental rights and

responsibilities,

the company has also funneled money through Women in Government,

an advocacy

group made up of female state legislators around the country.

 

It is estimated that Merck could generate at least $1 billion in

sales per

year--at $360 for the three-shot regimen. Billions more IF

Gardasil were

made mandatory across the country.

 

If we've learned nothing else these last few years, it is that

the worst

adverse effects of a new medicine--drug or vaccine--are not

evident when

first marketed. So aside from issues of parental rights

colliding with

industry-friendly government policies, the vaccine has not proven

itself

safe and effective in the marketplace. Does anyone remember

hormone

replacement and its broken promise?

 

Unlesss Merck and the government sign written guarantees that

they will

assume all responsiblity for any and all adverse effects that may

occur

after being exposed to the vaccine, Gardasil, it is downright

reckless and

irresponsible to adopt any MANDATORYpolicy.

 

 

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Associated Press

Merck lobbies states to require cervical-cancer vaccine for

schoolgirls

Tuesday, January 30, 2007 -

 

AUSTIN, Texas - Merck & Co. is helping bankroll efforts to pass

state laws

requiring girls as young as 11 or 12 to receive the drugmaker's

new vaccine

against the sexually transmitted cervical-cancer virus.

 

Some conservatives and parents'-rights groups say such a

requirement

would encourage premarital sex and interfere with the way they

raise their

children, and they say Merck's push for such laws is underhanded.

But the

company said its lobbying efforts have been above-board.

 

With at least 18 states debating whether to require Merck's

Gardasil

vaccine for schoolgirls, Merck has funneled money through Women

in

Government, an advocacy group made up of female state legislators

around the

country.

 

A top official from Merck's vaccine division sits on Women in

Government's business council, and many of the bills around the

country have

been introduced by members of Women in Government.

 

" Cervical cancer is of particular interest to our members

because it

represents the first opportunity that we have to actually

eliminate a

cancer, " Women in Government President Susan Crosby said.

 

Gardasil, approved by the federal government in June,

protects girls and

women against strains of the human papillomavirus, or HPV, that

are

responsible for most cases of cervical cancer. A government

advisory panel

has recommended that all girls get the shots at 11 and 12, before

they are

likely to be sexually active.

 

But no state has yet to add Gardasil to the list of

vaccinations

youngsters must have under law to be enrolled in school.

 

Merck spokeswoman Janet Skidmore would not say how much the

company is

spending on lobbyists or how much it has donated to Women in

Government.

Crosby also declined to specify how much the drug company gave.

 

But Skidmore said: " We disclosed the fact that we provide

funding to

this organization. We're not in any way trying to obscure that. "

 

The New Jersey-based drug company could generate billions in

sales if

Gardasil _ at $360 for the three-shot regimen _ were made

mandatory across

the country. Most insurance companies now cover the vaccine,

which has been

shown to have no serious side effects.

 

Cathie Adams, president of the conservative watchdog group

Texas Eagle

Forum, said the relationship between Merck and Women in

Government is too

cozy.

 

" What it does is benefit the pharmaceutical companies, and I

don't want

pharmaceutical companies taking precedence over the authorities

of parents, "

she said.

 

Adams said Merck's method of lobbying quietly through groups

like Women

in Government in addition to meeting directly with legislators

are common in

state government but still should raise eyebrows. " It's corrupt

as far as

I'm concerned, " she said.

 

A mandatory vaccine against a sexually transmitted disease

could be a

tough sell in the Lone Star State and other conservative

strongholds, where

schools preach abstinence and parents' rights are sacrosanct.

 

But Merck has doubled its spending on lobbyists in Texas this

year, to

between $150,000 and $250,000, as lawmakers consider the vaccine

bill for

girls entering the sixth grade.

 

Also, the drugmaker has hired one of the state's most

powerful

lobbyists, Mike Toomey, who once served as Republican Gov. Rick

Perry's

chief of staff and can influence conservatives who see him as one

of their

own.

 

" What we support are approaches that achieve high

immunization rates, "

said Skidmore, the Merck spokeswoman. " We're talking about

cervical cancer

here, the second-leading cancer among women worldwide. "

 

The legislation already has the enthusiastic support of the

conservative

governor.

 

" I look at this no different than vaccinating our children

for polio, "

Perry said. " If there are diseases in our society that are going

to cost us

large amounts of money, it just makes good economic sense, not to

mention

the health and well being of these individuals to have those

vaccines

available. "

 

Proposals for mandates have popped up from California to

Connecticut

since the first piece of legislation was introduced in September

in

Michigan. Michigan's bill was narrowly defeated last month.

Lawmakers said

the requirement would intrude on families' privacy, even though,

as in most

states' proposals, parents could opt out.

 

Even with such opt-out provisions, mandates take away

parents' rights to

make medical decisions for their children, said Linda Klepacki of

the

Colorado-based evangelical organization Focus on the Family. The

group

contends the vaccine should be available for parents who want it,

but not

forced on those who don't.

 

But Texas Rep. Jessica Farrar said her proposal is aimed at

protecting

children whose parents are less informed about or less interested

in

preventive care.

 

" Not everybody has equal sets of parents, " said Farrar, a

Houston

Democrat who had precancerous cells removed from her cervix

several years

ago. " I think this is a public health issue and to not want to

eradicate

cervical cancer is irresponsible. "

 

Drug-industry analyst Steve Brozak of W.B.B. Securities has

projected

Gardasil sales of at least $1 billion per year _ and billions

more if states

start requiring the vaccine. " I could not think of a bigger

boost, " he said.

 

C Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved.

 

Alan Cantwell <alancantwell wrote:

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Re: All 11- and 12-year-old girls would get MANDATORY shots against

cervical cancer.?

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On Jul 4, 2006, at 4:41 AM, Bob Dunbar wrote:

 

>Mandated to those unfortunate enough enough to still be in public school

system)

What sort of testing was done do you suppose? Could vaccine have that AIDS

characteristic==that is being ethno-specific? Who were test subjects? NOW we're

getting to the real nitty-gritty of population control with government forced

chemicals on ALL potential mothers. Has Merck management developed a

'Chutzpah' pill for use by their head criminals; I'd have thought on the heels

of VIOXX murders, they'd have elected to go for a little lower profile. $360

per jabbing. Could any government subsidy be in the cards? These guys are

RELENTLESS--- Wonder if Rumsfeld or Krongard or any FDA officials are heavily

invested in their stock? Is a bear Catholic? Are you mad yet? UncBob

Panel Wants Vaccine to Be Routine All 11- and 12-year-old girls would get

shots against cervical cancer. Some conservatives oppose a mandate; states will

have to decide.

By Denise Gellene, Times Staff Writer

June 30, 2006

 

 

Federal health experts recommended Thursday that all 11- to 12-year-old girls

routinely get a newly approved cervical cancer vaccine, paving the way for

private insurers and the federal government to pay for shots that could save

thousands of lives in the U.S. each year.

 

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices also said females ages 9 to 26

could receive the vaccine on the advice of their doctors.

 

 

" This is a huge breakthrough for women's health, " Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of

the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said after the

unanimous vote by the expert committee.

 

The focus now moves to individual states, which must decide whether to mandate

the vaccine for school attendance.

 

Women's health experts argue that requiring the vaccine is the most effective

way to combat the disease.

 

" Unless you force people to get it, penetration is low, " said Cosette Wheeler of

the University of New Mexico, who conducted clinical trials of the vaccine.

 

But some educators and conservative groups say decisions about the vaccine

should be left to parents.

 

" We think this is a matter of parental rights and parental control, " said Peter

Sprigg of the conservative Family Research Council. " Parents have the rights to

make these decisions for their kids. "

 

Called Gardasil, the vaccine blocks four types of the human papillomavirus, or

HPV, two of which are believed to be responsible for 70% of the 15,000 cervical

cancer cases diagnosed in the U.S. each year. Worldwide, 400,000 women are

diagnosed with cervical cancer each year, and half die.

 

The four types of HPV blocked by Gardasil cause 90% of genital warts.

 

The vaccine is most effective when administered to girls before they become

sexually active. According to the national Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention, 26% of girls have had intercourse by age 15.

 

Health experts said the vaccine could go a long way toward reducing the 4,000

cervical cancer deaths that occur in the U.S. each year.

 

Manufactured by Merck & Co., the vaccine is among the most expensive ever

produced. A full three-shot series costs $360.

 

Although private insurers and the federal Vaccines for Children program will

cover the vast majority of females, Claire Hannan, director of the Assn. of

Immunization Managers, said thousands still fall between the cracks. They

include those whose insurance plans don't cover vaccines or have high

deductibles. The federal program also does not cover people older than 18.

 

To provide the vaccine to everyone who should get it, the states would have to

pay for those who could not afford it.

 

Dr. Leah Devlin, state health director for North Carolina and president of the

Assn. of State and Territorial Health Officers, said most states did not have

the money.

 

She said the cost of providing Gardasil to all 11- and 12-year-old girls would

nearly double her state's vaccine budget, which already had trouble paying for

required vaccines.

 

The federal committee's recommendation will become policy if it is accepted by

the CDC, which normally follows the recommendations of its advisory panel.

 

The CDC's approval is expected in a matter of weeks.

 

Two national health insurers, Aetna and WellPoint, the parent of Blue Cross of

California, said they would follow the committee's recommendations and begin

reimbursing for the vaccine immediately.

 

Cost isn't the only obstacle to widespread adoption of the vaccine. In

California, for example, legislation is required to mandate a shot.

 

Conservative groups have opposed requiring the vaccine, saying it might send

young girls an implicit message condoning sex before marriage.

 

Some school officials also objected, noting that only three vaccines — those

against polio, diphtheria and measles — were required in all 50 states.

 

" This is not a communicable disease that would keep kids out of school like

mumps or rubella, " said Gerald Tirozzi, executive director of the National Assn.

of Secondary School Principals, whose members include middle school and high

school administrators.

 

" To make this a condition to enter school — I think parents would become very

upset, and many would see this as a signal to their daughters that they can

become sexually active, " Tirozzi said. " I think there would be a lot of

push-back. "

 

 

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> What sort of testing was done do you suppose? Could vaccine have

> that AIDS characteristic==that is being ethno-specific? Who were test

> subjects? NOW we're getting to the real nitty-gritty of population

> control with government forced chemicals on ALL potential mothers.

> Has Merck management developed a 'Chutzpah' pill for use by

> their head criminals; I'd have thought on the heels of VIOXX murders,

> they'd have elected to go for a little lower profile. $360 per

> jabbing. Could any government subsidy be in the cards? These guys are

> RELENTLESS--- Wonder if Rumsfeld or Krongard or any FDA officials are

> heavily invested in their stock? Is a bear Catholic? Are you mad

> yet? UncBob

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Gardasil: FDA Promotes Merck Cancer Vaccine

by CONSPIRACY PLANET

Despite the bad publicity regarding Merck's deadly Vioxx painkiller which

allegedly causes heart attacks, claimed in 13,000 lawsuits against Merck, the

FDA has approved Merck's Gardasil vaccine, which allegedly prevents cervical

cancer, adding it to a list of recommended shots for girls ages 11 and 12.

 

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has also advised the Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)that girls as young as 9 years old be

vaccinated.

 

Gardasil was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)as a

counter-measure against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) which causes cervical cancer

and genital warts.

 

Like previous FDA frauds, the intent is to eventually make the vaccine mandatory

reaping the greatest revenue for Merck from government mandated regulations.

 

The FDA's rationale is that Gardasil is most effective for young girls before

they become sexually active.That expands the market even more.

 

The question remains --how much did Merck pay the FDA officials who approved the

vaccine? Or were they just promised an executive position once they leave the

stately halls of government?

 

And what compensation did Merck give to the Committee members who made the

" recommendation " ?

 

Gardasil is not cheap -- $360 for a series of three shots.

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