Posted on 02/27/2007 5:22:27 PM PST by khnyny
WASHINGTON — Federal health advisers recommended Tuesday that the government approve the first bird flu vaccine as a stopgap measure, despite evidence it wouldn't protect most people.
In separate votes, the outside panel said the vaccine was both safe and effective. A vaccine must meet both standards to win FDA approval. The votes came after Food and Drug Administration officials said the Sanofi Aventis SA vaccine still could play an important role in protecting against the increased likelihood of a pandemic, despite its limited effectiveness.
"I am of the view that anything is better than nothing," said panel member Dr. Robert Couch, of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, prior to the vote.
The FDA isn't required to follow the advice of its advisory committees, but usually does. The vaccine is the first against the H5N1 influenza strain to seek government approval.
The vaccine already is being stockpiled, even without FDA approval, for eventual interim use to protect emergency workers and others in a pandemic. It would be used until better vaccines could be developed. Though not required, FDA approval would state the agency's opinion on the vaccine's safety and effectiveness, said Dr. Jesse Goodman, FDA's chief of biologic products.
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"The move comes in the wake of an ongoing government investigation into serious allegations that the FDA approved French firm Avenits's antibiotic drug Ketek despite unresolved questions about the drug's safety and efficacy, with full knowledge that some of the clinical data submitted to support the drug's approval was fraudulent."
FYI ping.
They going to require this, too?
Not at this point, but who knows what will happen, lol. What a scam, imho.
Nothing would surprise me.
What a racket. Develop a product, don't test it thoroughly, have the government mandate it so people have to buy it, then have the government prohibit people from suing you when they are harmed by your poorly tested, unsafe product.
I guess it doesn't get much better than that.
FDA IS KILLING US!!!!
THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT BIRD FLEW? UHHH, LET ME THINK....
BIRD FLEW KILLED HOW MANY?
CANCER IS KILLING THOUSANDS EVERY DAY, AND FDA IS 100% BEHIND IT, MILK PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES IS ONE OF THE WORST CANCER CAUSERS... FDA DOES NOT HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT THERE IS EXTREMELY HIGH LEVELS OF CF-1 ( GROWTH HORMONE) INJECTED INTO THE COWS THAT PRODUCE THE MILK THAT WE CONSUME.
FDA HAS NEVER DONE ANY KIND OF RESEARCH WHAT SO EVER ON CF-1, NOT ONE!
THEY DONT HAVE TO TELL YOU THIS BECAUSE A COW NATURALLY PRODUCES A TINY BIT OF CF-1 ON THIER OWN, YOU WILL NOT FIND ANYTHING ON THE INGRIEDIENCE LABEL THAT SAYS ANYTHING ABOUT CF-1, BTW THERE IS ANOTHER NAME FOR CF-1 CALLED BHQ.
BHT IS ANOTHER HUGE CANCER CAUSER THAT IS IN ALMOST EVERYTHING PACKAGED, IT IS A PRESERVATIVE.
"IT IS INHUMANE AND WE AS AMERICANS NEED TO BE MORE AFRAID OF OUR OWN GOVERNMENT THAT WE DO THE TERRORISTS
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