How CDC Uses False Fears to Promote Vaccine Uptake

By Dr. Mercola Five years ago, political lobbyist Jack Abramoff shocked the nation when, in a 60-Minute Report, he revealed just how corrupt the U.S. political system really is. As it turns out, it's actually worse than most critical outsiders could have imagined. Now, the downfall of yet another high-powered corporate lobbyist is shedding light on tactics used to promote drug industry interests. Other recent news reveals how the CDC uses scare tactics to incentivize people into getting an annual flu shot — despite studies repeatedly showing that flu shots have been from zero to less than 50 percent effective in preventing type A or B influenza over the past decade.1 For this flu season, the CDC estimates the vaccine has failed about 60 percent of the time to prevent infection with the most prevalent A strain circulating this year.2 The Rise and Fall of a Roche VP In "The Rise and Fall of a K Street Renegade," published in The Wall Street Journal,3 Brody Mullins details the suspecte
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