Give the French credit....

[Guest guest]

I don't believe that vaccines are the only cause of autism and chronic illness,

but they

remain concerning to me as long as there are toxic substances like aluminum,

mercury,

radiator fluid and others in them. In reality, vaccines can probably be made

safer and I

believe we should advocate for " greener vaccines " and less of them.

In this group I like to focus on treatment strategies, but once in a while I'm

moved by

articles related to possible causation and/or harm.

- Stan

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French judges probe firms over vaccinations -source

Fri Feb 1, 2008 3:32am EST

French judges probe firms over vaccinations -source

Fri Feb 1, 2008 3:32am EST

PARIS, Jan 31 (Reuters) - French authorities have opened a formal investigation

into two

managers from drugs groups GlaxoKline (GSK.L: Quote, Profile, Research) and

Sanofi

Pasteur over a vaccination campaign in the 1990s, a judicial source said late on

Thursday.

Judge Marie-Odile Bertella-Geffroy also opened an investigation for manslaughter

against

Sanofi Pasteur MSD, a joint venture between Sanofi Aventis (SASY.PA: Quote,

Profile,

Research) and Merck (MRK.N: Quote, Profile, Research), the same source said.

The investigations follow allegations that the companies failed to fully

disclose side effects

from an anti-hepatitis B drug used in a vaccination campaign between 1994 and

1998.

There was no immediate comment from the companies or the two managers involved.

From 1994 to 1998, almost two thirds of the French population and almost all

newborn

babies were vaccinated against hepatitis B, but the campaign was suspended after

concerns arose about possible secondary effects from the treatments.

Some 30 plaintiffs have launched a civil action in the case, including the

families of five

people who died after vaccination. (Reporting by Thierry Leveque; Writing by

Mackenzie; Editing by Holmes)