The Honorable Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., Commissioner October 19, 2010 U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 10903 New Hampshire Ave. Silver Spring MD 20993-0002 Subject: Request that the FDA rescind its approval for Gardasil™ as a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer or to prevent genotype-specific human […]
Conflict-of-Interest Rules May Be Relaxed in 2012, Hamburg Says
By Jeffrey Young Conflict-of-interest rules restricting scientists with financial ties to drug and device-makers from advising U.S. regulators may loosen next year, said Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg. A 2008 policy limiting researchers who were paid by manufacturers from serving on advisory panels may be curtailing feedback the FDA receives, Hamburg told the […]
The FDA, Big Pharma and How You Are Being Lied To
Is That Plastic Shrink Wrap In Your Merck Vaccine?
Pharmalot By Ed Silverman // July 29th, 2011 // 12:13 pm As if Merck does not have enough problems with vaccine production, the drugmaker apparently distributed charred bits of plastic shrink wrap in vials of various vaccines – including Gardasil for preventing HPV infection, Varivax for chicken pox, Pneumovax for pneumococcal disease, Zostavax for shingles […]
Investigating Viruses in Cells Used to Make Vaccines; and Evaluating the Potential Threat Posed by Transmission of Viruses to Humans
FDA Vaccines Blood & Biologics Principal Investigator: Arifa S. Khan, PhD Office / Division / Lab: OVRR / DVP / LR General Overview The emergence of pathogenic virus infections like influenza and HIV have created an urgent need for new vaccines. Virus-based vaccines are made in living cells (cell substrates). Some manufacturers are investigating the […]
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