Thursday, May 10, 2007

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That's because we can debate the merits of the mandate regardless of Merck's motives. In other words, just because drug companies advocate something that benefits themselves, doesn't mean that it can't be good for the society as a whole anyway.

As an analogy...a husband can have a lot to gain by lying to his wife about how he loves her. But just because he has a lot to gain, doesn't necessarily mean that he is lying when he says "I love you." He could be telling the truth.

By  Biomed Tim, at 9:50 AM  

When we're debating mandates for vaccines that are designed to prevent diseases that take some effort to transmit, rather than the traditional easily-spread diseases of public health mandates, then the role that the industry plays in advocating those mandates is not only pertinent to the discussion, it's crucial.

By  Sydney, at 9:23 AM  

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