Vaccines = Big Money

Not to harp on a point (yeah, I know I sound like a broken record), but the articles and ridiculousness just keep coming.

Government mandated health care for all, and we hear cries of “Socialism!” The medical industry goes into an uproar - “What about patient choice!” The pharmaceutical companies complain - well, we know why they complain . . .

But, when the government mandates/recommends vaccinations, what happens?

Oh, you know.

In a pair of articles recently published in Newsday, the ugly truth is made obscenely apparent.

Vaccines are seen as a critical path to growth for drugmakers, as
slowing prescription medicine sales and intensifying generic
competition put pressure on company bottom lines.

FDA panel backs Pfizer's enhanced vaccine for kids, November 18, 2009 by Matthew Perrone, The Associated Press.

You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working on a vaccine
to prevent it. . . . Vaccines are no longer a sleepy, low-profit
niche in a booming drug industry. Today, they're starting to give
ailing pharmaceutical makers a shot in the arm. The lure of big
profits . . . and growing government support have been drawing in
new companies. . . .

Vaccines are viewed now as a crucial path to growth, as drugmakers
look for ways to bolster slowing prescription medicine sales amid
intensifying generic competition and government pressure to cut
down prices under the federal health overhaul. . . .

While prescription drug sales are forecast to rise by a third in
five years, vaccine sales should double, from $19 billion last
year to $39 billion in 2013. . .

The government's list of recommended vaccines for children has more
than doubled since 1985 to 17. It now also calls for a half-dozen
vaccines for everyone over 18 and up to four more for some adults.

Vaccine business booming, November 19, 2009 by Linda A. Johnson, The Associated Press.

So, when you hear the rhetoric about “saving lives,” and “caring for people,” just remember that the pharmaceutical companies weren't even interested in the vaccine game until it became profitable for them to do so.

“Socialism??” This is the best form of capitalism, ever! Have the government force you to buy their products. Hey, what are good lobbyists for anyway?

Oh, and let's not forget. The pharmaceutical companies wouldn't even manufacture vaccines until the government promised that they would not be held liable for any damages that their products might cause.

Then everyone wonders why there is so much distrust when it comes to mandated vaccination programs. . . .