I have just a simple question. I read about a man-made flu virus with potential to wipe out many millions if it ever escaped . I jump on the chair, right? Then I see that it is about the H5N1 subtype of avian influenza. Now the chair becomes even more uncomfortable. So, I want to understand more and I read that Academic Hospital Erasmus MC ’s team led by Dr. Ron Fouchier has created the H5N1 virus variant. Well, I take two more minutes to understand, I look for Erasmus MC’s website and I read about the grants received in 2011 by the researchers. Who is the largest funder of the Erasmus MC, with more than 700,000 dollars? Sanofi-Aventis … I could be fooled by the fact that the huge sum is about a prostate cancer research , but I have a minute more and I read that Sanofi-Aventis, the powerful multinational pharmaceutical company, manages the Sanofi Pasteur , the largest industry in the world of vaccines, supported by the US Department of Health and Human Services with millionaire...
by Alessandro Ghebreigziabiher