In a
previous post, I mentioned a research paper that was published in The Lancet that made claims that a
certain vaccine caused autism. The idea went viral, and the amount of
vaccinations decreased, which resulted in many children suffering needlessly
with the measles and other preventable diseases. Claims in the paper were eventually
proven false, and The Lancet retracted
the paper. However, although there may not be a causal link between
vaccines and autism, there does appear to be alleged fraudulent activity occurring on the side
of the pharmaceutical companies to cover up and enhance the results of their
vaccines.
A recent
Huffington Post article discusses three court cases filed by whistleblowers
against Merck, a pharmaceutical company, saying that they “fraudulently misled
the government and omitted, concealed, and adulterated material information
regarding the efficacy of its mumps vaccine in violation of the FCA [False
Claims Act].” One of the court cases describes Merck’s misconduct as follows:
