13-07-2011, 06:56 PM
"... The harm done in cases like this is much bigger than any perceived benefit."
http://www.moonofalabama.org/2011/07/cia...ldren.html
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"... The accusations [read the whole article at the link below] that polio vaccination was a Potemkin cover for anti-Islamic activities almost ruined the international eradication of polio when they were false. Now, on the basis of the CIA's alleged appalling ruse in Pakistan, they may be made again. And they will be much more believable, because this time they might be be true.
Notable reactions, among many: Longtime global-health reporter Tom Paulson says this will "undermine global health"; Seth Mnookin, author of The Panic Virus, calls it a "horrible move with potentially dangerous consequences"; infectious-disease physician Kent Sepkowitz says it's a "paranoid's dreamy nightmare"; and blogger Brett Keller bluntly calls it "despicable." (Update: The Guardian's Sarah Boseley adds: "a black day for medical ethics and a one-off crazy scheme.")...."
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/0...ccination/
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Kent Sepkowitz is an infectious disease specialist in New York City.
"... I fear that disclosure of the CIA's vaccine ruse actually will turn out to kill more people than bin Laden ever did. In addition to winning kudos for its admirable cleverness, the plot also likely will confirm people's worst fears about our conniving double-dealing government, especially in the realm of public health. The faux vaccine program details seem more James Bond than real; the CIA developed an entire Potemkin Village to "administer vaccine," while secretly trying to hoard DNA for futuristic phylogenetic analysis. What else, one might wonderif one were the wondering typeis the government faking us out about (besides the budget, Michele Bachmann's husband, the sex lives of elected officials, and Social Security)?
It is not hard to imagine that when the public-health community tries to drum up enthusiasm to confront the inevitable next threatbe it measles (increasing in the Northeast right now), pertussis (a big problem these days in California) or those old favorites, avian flu and swine flumany people will recall the great bin Laden scam and figure there is an ulterior motive for the government suddenly to be encouraging vaccination. MAYBE THEY WANT MY DNA JUST LIKE BIN LADEN. It's a paranoid's dreamy nightmare.
... And of course there are those who just figure the government is always up to no good and anything they want to do is something I totally don't want to do. The CIA's sham will play right to this crowd (and who among us at one time or another has not been a proud member?). Here is a plot revealed in its intricate detaila total systematic lie, a complete deceit. Your tax dollars in action.....
The phony vaccination program is a grim reminder of the complexity of international relations as well as the interrelatedness of the world. The local doctor leading the program, Dr. Shakil Afridi, "used a team of nurses and other health workers to administer hepatitis B vaccinations throughout Abbottabad." He since has been imprisoned by the Pakistanis for his complicity with the American ruse. Yet one could argue that our attention has been focused on the wrong enemy:...."
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/20...tmare.html
http://www.moonofalabama.org/2011/07/cia...ldren.html
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"... The accusations [read the whole article at the link below] that polio vaccination was a Potemkin cover for anti-Islamic activities almost ruined the international eradication of polio when they were false. Now, on the basis of the CIA's alleged appalling ruse in Pakistan, they may be made again. And they will be much more believable, because this time they might be be true.
Notable reactions, among many: Longtime global-health reporter Tom Paulson says this will "undermine global health"; Seth Mnookin, author of The Panic Virus, calls it a "horrible move with potentially dangerous consequences"; infectious-disease physician Kent Sepkowitz says it's a "paranoid's dreamy nightmare"; and blogger Brett Keller bluntly calls it "despicable." (Update: The Guardian's Sarah Boseley adds: "a black day for medical ethics and a one-off crazy scheme.")...."
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/0...ccination/
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Kent Sepkowitz is an infectious disease specialist in New York City.
"... I fear that disclosure of the CIA's vaccine ruse actually will turn out to kill more people than bin Laden ever did. In addition to winning kudos for its admirable cleverness, the plot also likely will confirm people's worst fears about our conniving double-dealing government, especially in the realm of public health. The faux vaccine program details seem more James Bond than real; the CIA developed an entire Potemkin Village to "administer vaccine," while secretly trying to hoard DNA for futuristic phylogenetic analysis. What else, one might wonderif one were the wondering typeis the government faking us out about (besides the budget, Michele Bachmann's husband, the sex lives of elected officials, and Social Security)?
It is not hard to imagine that when the public-health community tries to drum up enthusiasm to confront the inevitable next threatbe it measles (increasing in the Northeast right now), pertussis (a big problem these days in California) or those old favorites, avian flu and swine flumany people will recall the great bin Laden scam and figure there is an ulterior motive for the government suddenly to be encouraging vaccination. MAYBE THEY WANT MY DNA JUST LIKE BIN LADEN. It's a paranoid's dreamy nightmare.
... And of course there are those who just figure the government is always up to no good and anything they want to do is something I totally don't want to do. The CIA's sham will play right to this crowd (and who among us at one time or another has not been a proud member?). Here is a plot revealed in its intricate detaila total systematic lie, a complete deceit. Your tax dollars in action.....
The phony vaccination program is a grim reminder of the complexity of international relations as well as the interrelatedness of the world. The local doctor leading the program, Dr. Shakil Afridi, "used a team of nurses and other health workers to administer hepatitis B vaccinations throughout Abbottabad." He since has been imprisoned by the Pakistanis for his complicity with the American ruse. Yet one could argue that our attention has been focused on the wrong enemy:...."
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/20...tmare.html
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