Vaccine policy is criminal

In some states, authorities are willing to put parents in jail for failing to prove that their children have had their vaccines.

I wonder what authorities are willing to do to protect these same children from some of the "concerns"—including contamination—that the FDA recently uncovered at a vaccine plant.

I'm usually quick to criticize the mainstream press, but this is one instance where they really did their job. An unpublished FDA report detailing inspection findings at a Merck plant only saw the light of day thanks to the efforts of a newspaper to obtain it through the Freedom of Information Act. Otherwise, we'd be none the wiser—and don't hold your breath on the vaccine makers freely disclosing it.

A company spokesperson wrote that nothing was more important than the "quality and safety" of their vaccines.

If that's the case, then how on earth did the FDA inspectors manage to find 49 separate areas of concern over the course of 30 separate visits that occurred across a three-month period? Which means, Merck wasn't just having an off day—this seems to be par for the course in their operations.

Naturally, the FDA has been dragging its feet about what to do about their old vaccine-manufacturing friend Merck. You probably won't see them meting out punishment in the form of halting the plant's operations until they can get to the bottom of the matter. No, punishment is reserved for parents who "fail" to offer proof of allowing the injection of what can turn out to be dangerous garbage for a few too many unfortunate children in our country.

The CDC covered itself nicely by claiming the "ignorance is bliss" defense, in that they can't take action on what they don't know about. (Yes, an unpublished FDA report would make it a challenge for the CDC to act—how tidy it all is.)

I'm sure a lot of parents and grandparents will rest easier knowing that the show—at least at the Merck vaccine plant—will go on. Wouldn't want to send Merck's investors into a tizzy—now that would be criminal.

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