Legal Shield for Vaccine Makers Is Inserted Into Military Bill

Companies making vaccines to protect against biological agents or pandemic viruses would be shielded from lawsuits, even if they are negligent or reckless, under a provision inserted into a military spending bill by Senator Bill Frist of Tennessee, the majority leader.
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"The Republican leadership in Congress cut a back room deal to give a massive Christmas bonus to the drug companies," Mr. Kennedy said in a statement.
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The provision would provide immunity from lawsuits to any company that made "countermeasures" - broadly defined as drugs, vaccines or medical devices - to protect Americans against pandemics, epidemics or biological attacks. It would give the secretary of health and human services authority to determine what constituted a pandemic or an epidemic.

Critics said that authority, broadly construed, could apply to heart drugs or diabetes, for example, should the secretary declare heart disease or diabetes an epidemic.


http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/20/politics/20vaccine.html#

fucking reason why I'm happy I don't have to deal with drugs, doctors, or drug companies..I don't give them any of my money and they don't give me any of their side effects.

like my mother

are "helped" by drugs.. I haven't had a doctor in 30 years and I'm almost ready for Social Security..I run every day and love to eat healthy foods..it's a lot of work and discipline but I look at it as a good investment.

Some though due to bad genetics or bad occupations

Ie coal miming, are in bad shape these days

care of myself so I know what it's like not to feel good.

I also work in a natural foods co-op and I see a lot of people coming in who have had it with their prescription side effects and want to try an alternative way of healing.

Keep the faith

rummy is going to be one of the primary beneficiaries of the avian flu "pandemic" or something similar?

unknown substances against their will, and if any of these turn out to be poisonous or otherwise deadly, oh well!

Trustworthy, our lawmakers.

I want Stevens and Frist in orange jumpsuits.