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Friday, January 17, 2003And then there's this leaked report on the smallpox vaccine from the Insitute of Medicine, not exactly known for its lack of bias: A confidential draft of its report was obtained by The New York Times. A final, revised version is expected to be sent to the disease centers and made public next week, a panel member said. The panel member added: "I think it's saying the decision to vaccinate was essentially a political one, and there are a lot of scientific reservations about it. We were not asked to talk about the policy, but we're saying there are a lot of reservations and safeguards that need to be put in place." Hmmmm. Now who's being political here? The Bush Administration in offering the public the means to protect themselves from a potential bioterrorist threat, or the IOM member who leaked a confidential report to the Times before anyone at the CDC had a chance to read it? One more mark against the IOM's credibility. posted by Sydney on 1/17/2003 07:23:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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