The Big Business of Swine Flu

Americans are still debating whether to roll up their sleeves for a swine flu shot, but companies have already figured it out: vaccines are good for business.

Drug companies have sold $1.5 billion worth of swine flu shots, in addition to the $1 billion for seasonal flu they booked earlier this year. These inoculations are part of a much wider and rapidly growing $20 billion global vaccine market. Full Story »

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Tyler Kane
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by Tyler Kane - Nov. 4, 2009

This article has a lot of information I have read everywhere else about the swine flu and vaccinations. It brings up really how much these vaccinations, which aren't even proven to be a good or healthy thing are being used for millions of dollars in profit. I feel like this is a hard thing to report on: the shots haven't been proven either way to be effective or safe, therefore we can't be sure what is helping or hurting.

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