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Originally Posted by graciegirl
I believe we can trust the CDC and the NIH.
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I so want to trust the government too. But it's not easy. I worked for the federal government for 31 years and even I don't trust parts of it, considering our history of egregious "adventures." This makes getting an experimental, unapproved vaccine even more questionable, in my opinion. Maybe I'm just paranoid, but I don't think so (I wouldn't have been able to maintain my federal job if I were, for one thing):
Let’s not forget* the Swine flu vaccine debacle...or...
-The Tuskeegee experiments
-MK Ultra
-Dosing military recruits with LSD without knowledge or consent
-Experimental nuclear explosions in Nevada leading to thousands of cases of thyroid cancer and deaths
-Allowing thousands of people to die of AIDS before it was taken halfway seriously
-Selling bombs to Iran and drugs to American citizens to fund the Nicaraguan contras
-Dishonesty about why we invaded Iraq
-Other experiments on prisoners, the military, children (!), the mentally ill, and pregnant women
Hmmm. I was just reading about a current study investigating how and why people are overly trustful and willing to follow without question the orders of the "authorities." May or not be relevant here. Just sayin.'
*Sources available on request, or you can easily find them yourself