Merck to halt sales of ethical measles, mumps vaccines
October 31, 2009 Update: Merck reneges on promise -See related news story from CDC at: http://www.cdhd.wa.gov/documents/VaccineNewsletterDecember2009.pdf Previous News Release: AUGUST 4, 2009 UPDATE: Merck has agreed to provide the separate doses again in 2011. Read...Merck Mired in Mayhem
It was shocking when I saw it; I knew it couldn’t possibly be true, and I prayed it was a New Year’s Eve joke! But indeed, it was factually correct and my heart sank. What in the world could be done? Well, here is the story and an invitation to you to get active and do something now.
Letter to Merck
I am writing to you regarding your recent decision to discontinue production and sales of your monovalent measles (Attenuvax) and mumps (Mumpsvax) vaccines. On behalf of over 610,000 US citizens, physicians and members of the clergy who have petitioned Merck in the Campaign for Ethical Vaccines and are deeply concerned with the use of aborted fetal cell lines in the rubella portion of your MMR II and other vaccines, I am asking you to reconsider your position.
Science and medicine proclaim to want to save lives with sick innovation and research like we just read about but…
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Dear GOD! Have mercy on this. Makes me want to vomit.