WHO flu suppliers

Looking at the emerging playaz in the Vaccine Crime Syndicate

1. Baxter - currently under investigation in Austria charged with the contamination and distribution of 72 kilos of vaccine material containing live bird flu virus to 18 countries in a case that implicates members of the austrian government, Baxter recently paid $6.8million to make a drug price-fixing charge go away, and face the same charges over plasma prices, but are still the WHO's no1 pusher

2. Novartis - killed and injured over 300 people with a bird flu trial drug last year in Poland, the primary outcome measure of this drug was listed as “adverse events reaction” indicating a criminal intent. "Novartis has received several orders of the H1N1 vaccine during its negotiations with over 35 governments," said the WHO, adding that the American government has signed two contracts totalling 979 million dollars.

3. Roche - has seen sales of Tamiflu - the main drug being used to fight the swine flu pandemic - rise by 200% in the first half of the year. Sales of the drug hit 1bn Swiss francs ($937m; £567m), as Roche said Tamiflu production would be expanded to 400 million packs annually by early 2010, even though it's effectiveness is in doubt, and it's side effects (especially in children) is worse than the flu itself.

4. GlaxoSmithKline -caught red-handed in cahoots with the english government this week, the West London-based drugs giant has had to defend itself from allegations of profiteering from swine flu after posting profits of £2.1billion in the last three months.

Sales of the company’s Relenza inhaler, an alternative to Tamiflu used by pregnant women among others, are expected to top £600million. This figure could be boosted by up to £2billion once deliveries of the firm’s swine-flu vaccine begin in September.

5. Cytos - new playa steps up, brand new company, no actual sales yet, only one product in development (dropped at testing stages), with name reminiscent of the cytokine storm to follow, claims it can supply a BILLION flu vaccines in three months, a claim that appears to be being taken seriously by the stock market because shares in Cytos soared 15 per cent today.

...so WHO will YOU trust? - do your own research and spread the word - say NO to the VCS...