Drug Firm Pushes (HPV) Vaccine Mandate (are they blind?)
Can no one see the conflict of interest here, Merck lobbies Md. on HPV preventive "One of the primary drivers behind the legislative push: Merck & Co., the pharmaceutical giant that manufactures Gardasil, the only vaccine for human papillomavirus, or HPV, on the market. The vaccine is expected to reach $1 billion in sales next year, and state mandates could make Gardasil a mega-blockbuster drug within five years, with sales of more than $4 billion, according to Wall Street analysts." http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/loc...tics-headlines **************** and here they are lobbying in VA, "Virginia could become one of the first states to require parents to either get their middle-school daughters vaccinated or apply for an exemption. Del. Phillip Hamilton, (R-Newport News) has introduced a bill, scheduled to be reviewed on Jan. 23, that would add Gardasil to the list of immunizations needed for females´ school attendance. Hamilton said pharmaceutical company representatives approached him about submitting the bill, probably because he chairs the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions. Drug companies have been among the largest contributors to Hamilton´s election campaigns." http://mambo.agrnews.rack2.purplecat...ws_section=11&
