Smallpox is responsible for the death of hundreds of millions of people. It is considered the world 's deadliest disease ever. Vaccines have been around since 1796 when Edward Jenner, an English physician and scientist, discovered the vaccine by applying fluid from cowpox blister to an young boy 's skin. Although this discovery eventually brought an end to the smallpox outbreak, many people still argue against getting vaccinated. I have never thought that getting vaccinated can come with any risks because it was conducted by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC), which is the leading national public health institute of the United States. However, we can not fully trust them by what they are telling us and blindly receive vaccination.
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Brian Hooker receives a call from Dr. William W. Thompson who led the agency 's 2004 study on the MMR vaccine and its link to autism. For the next couple months of phone calls with William Thompson, Brian Hooker secretly records the conversations. The information that Thompson told telling was astonishing. Thompson points out that CDC can not be trusted. He also claims that his colleagues at CDC had destroyed the crucial data that linked MMR to autism. Fortunately, before his colleagues can get to the hard copy he had, Thompson was able to hide them in safety. Through "citizen 's request", Thompson was able to legally provide the confidential documents that he had kept to Brian Hooker. William Thompson only acted as a whistleblower and because he was unaware of himself being recorded, it is safe to believe that he was doing this for the justice of the families that had been affected by CDC 's …show more content…
According to the article "Former Merck Scientists Sue Merck Alleging MMR Vaccine Efficacy Fraud" by Vera Sharav, Merck is being sued by former Merck scientist named Stephen A. Krahling and Joan A. Wlochowski. Their reason for filing a qui tam lawsuit corresponds to the reason why William Thompson leaked the misconduct of CDC. Issue of faking the documents about the MMR vaccine. To pour salt on Merck 's wound, Krahling and Wlochowski claim they have been "threatened with jail were they to alert the FDA to the fraud being committed"(Sharav). Because this lawsuit was filed recently, they 're yet to discover any proofs. However, we have to understand that this isn 't a coincidence that both CDC and Merck were both claimed to fake the MMR documents by the scientists from Merck and CDC . You might ask why would they fake these documents when they know MMR vaccination isn 't safe. The reason is very simple. Money. According to the finding shown in the film Vaxxed, if vaccine is introduced to the market and added to the CDC 's vaccine schedule, the potential financial gain for that company can be $30 billion a
Brian Hooker receives a call from Dr. William W. Thompson who led the agency 's 2004 study on the MMR vaccine and its link to autism. For the next couple months of phone calls with William Thompson, Brian Hooker secretly records the conversations. The information that Thompson told telling was astonishing. Thompson points out that CDC can not be trusted. He also claims that his colleagues at CDC had destroyed the crucial data that linked MMR to autism. Fortunately, before his colleagues can get to the hard copy he had, Thompson was able to hide them in safety. Through "citizen 's request", Thompson was able to legally provide the confidential documents that he had kept to Brian Hooker. William Thompson only acted as a whistleblower and because he was unaware of himself being recorded, it is safe to believe that he was doing this for the justice of the families that had been affected by CDC 's …show more content…
According to the article "Former Merck Scientists Sue Merck Alleging MMR Vaccine Efficacy Fraud" by Vera Sharav, Merck is being sued by former Merck scientist named Stephen A. Krahling and Joan A. Wlochowski. Their reason for filing a qui tam lawsuit corresponds to the reason why William Thompson leaked the misconduct of CDC. Issue of faking the documents about the MMR vaccine. To pour salt on Merck 's wound, Krahling and Wlochowski claim they have been "threatened with jail were they to alert the FDA to the fraud being committed"(Sharav). Because this lawsuit was filed recently, they 're yet to discover any proofs. However, we have to understand that this isn 't a coincidence that both CDC and Merck were both claimed to fake the MMR documents by the scientists from Merck and CDC . You might ask why would they fake these documents when they know MMR vaccination isn 't safe. The reason is very simple. Money. According to the finding shown in the film Vaxxed, if vaccine is introduced to the market and added to the CDC 's vaccine schedule, the potential financial gain for that company can be $30 billion a