Just as some states are having second thoughts about funding an imaginary flu pandemic with real tax dollars, here comes a cheaper flu vaccine under development by GlaxoSmithKline that may hit the consumer market as early as next year.
Projected to cost no more than the standard flu shot (about $7), Glaxo's H5N1 vaccine contains less than 4 micrograms of antigen (coming from chicken eggs). Two immunizations did the trick, the company claims, protecting 80 percent of patients participating in clinical trials.
The real reason why Glaxo jumped into the bird flu vaccine market: Business analysts project the H5N1 vaccine could add as much as 5 percent to the company's long-term earnings and $2 billion in annual sales. That might put a crimp into Tamiflu sales and all future profits U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld may earn as a former board member of Gilead Sciences.
Whether this "new and improved" vaccine will have the same deadly effect as Tamiflu does, however, is anyone's guess. To avoid the inherent dangers of vaccines without a health-harming drug, I urge you to review my quick tips for strengthening your immune system today.
Remember this is all for a pandemic that will likely never materialize. This is all about creating fear and panic to benefit the drug companies. And if you are in need of further convincing that this is all just hype - I urge you to read my new book, ">The Great Bird Flu Hoax: The Truth They Don't Want You to Know About the "Next Big Pandemic". This book explains in a clear and compelling manner the real science that proves this is indeed the biggest hoax of our time.
More importantly, The Great Bird Flu Hoax exposes what you should REALLY be worried about (truths that have a profound impact on the health and safety of you and your loved ones) and provides you with health solutions to optimize your immune system ... so you need not worry about bird flu hype or about the real health threats such as cancer, heart disease and other genuine health issues.
Yahoo News July 26, 2006