Surviving Capitalism (Not) : Are You At Risk for Vaccine Advertitus?

We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Are You At Risk for Vaccine Advertitus?

from Dissident Voice. The article raises some more questions about the influence of Big Pharma on public health in the US, particularly the push for more vaccinations.

I watched Frontline on PBS last night and found the coverage very biased in promoting vaccinations. At no time was the issue of the corruption of public health by profit seeking corporations ever raised. Likewise the issue of a revolving door between Big Pharma and FDA (Food and Drug Administration) is never discussed. See this and this.

It is no wonder that people have severe doubts about drugs and vaccinations that doctors and medical authorities are pushing. Some people see physicians as functioning more like pimps for the pharmaceutical industry than scientifically trained specialists whose primary concern is the patient's health.