Watch out for these guys

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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 13:21:27 -0600

From: " Mom2Q " <mom2q@...>

Subject: ERODING PUBLIC TRUST IN IMMUNIZATIONS

: : Check out who's sponsoring tomorrow's press conference...

: :

: : Eroding Public Trust in Immunizations and Forgotten Historical

Diseases

: : Are Growing Global Health Threats, Experts Warn

: : ADVANCE/ WASHINGTON, April 22 /PRNewswire/ --

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: :

: : Vaccine Initiative, an independent resource providing

: : clear, balanced and scientific information about immunizations.

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Now this is where they will hang themsleves. It is not hard to ferret

out who is behind this group

with their misleading scientific and official sounding name.

They have formed an Organization to place themselves in a position to

be THE AUTHORITY

on these matters. A position the Pharmacutical industry has mastered.

To help

: : address these concerns, the Infectious Diseases Society of America

and

: : the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society jointly developed the

Vaccine

: : Initiative -- a special education and communication project

designed to

: : provide parents, physicians, policy makers and journalists with

: : scientifically-based information about vaccines.

: :

: : About the Press Conference

: : The 4th J. Duma/NFID Annual Press Conference and Symposium

on

: : Infectious Diseases was sponsored by NFID and was supported, in

part,

: : through unrestricted educational grants from Aviron, Glaxo

Wellcome

: : Inc., Merck & Co., Inc., Pfizer Inc., Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc.,

Roche

: : Laboratories and Zeneca Pharmaceuticals.

: :

Go to http://www.idsociety.org/vaccine/index.html and see who the

Vaccine Initiative is and what their goals are.

Here is one of the reasons they say the formed:

The public dialogue on immunization will benefit from a neutral and

credible voice that is grounded in science and dedicated to public

health.

There are many sources for those seeking information on vaccination.

However, not all sources are equally reliable. The Vaccine Initiative

will

serve as a neutral, objective source for reliable,

scientifically-proven

information on this important and emotional issue.

So, they are an unbiased source, self appointed to make rules and

educate

us all?

Really?

Well how do the explain this:

Officers and Council Members of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Society

1998-1999

Founding Father

Stanley A. Plotkin, M.D.

Pasteur Merieux, Serums & Vaccines

3 Avenue Pasteur

92430 Marnes la Coquette, France

Telephone: (9-011)-331-47958021

Fax: (9-011)-331-47010799

Gee, does not look the least bit biased to me. Not to mention the

funding by

the Wood Foundation.

marcy