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Prevnar: Wyeth Vaccines
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All the safety and efficacy data related to Prevnar should be reevaluated by independent doctors and scientists who have no financial ties to the manufacturer. The need for universal vaccination with Prevnar should ... be reevaluated by independent doctors and scientists who have no financial ties to the manufacturer.
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The forum where all of these questions are asked and answered is titled "Pneumo.com." The entire venue is paid for by Wyeth-Lederle Vaccines, the manufacturer of Prevnar. (The site is "supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Wyeth-Lederle Vaccines.") In fact, both Edwards and Pelton are listed as "National Editors" on the site.18 Could Wyeth’s sponsorship of this forum have anything to do with these doctors’ answers?
It is the responsibility of the Department of Health to carefully monitor the post- licensure performance of Prevnar® and the adverse events of the vaccine (s). To date, such monitoring has been limited.
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Now, Dr. Rennels is busy demonstrating the "safety" of Prevnar. The major vaccine and drug manufacturers (including Wyeth) have donated a total of over $2.5 million to the University of Maryland School of Medicine where Dr. Rennels works.27 Is this ethical?
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