That story is as phony as a $3 bill.....its circulating on the net above the signature of Dr. Brody and also a woman named Judy Slattery (an Ameritas employee). I received it as an e-mail. I doubt either party approved the use of their names.... You've been made a fool of and your link was to a chat group. LOL Consider this:
1. A story like this would be major news on the campaign trail.....Cheney, in fact, just blamed the threat of lawsuits as the cause of the flu vaccine shortage. He never mentioned any Edward's lawsuit which would be powerful stuff if true.
2. A Google search has turned up only a single reference to the note you passed and that was also to show that it was being circulated on the net.
3. You should have noticed that the "story" contains no dates, specific locations, case names, or details of any kind save for an "award of almost 5 million dollars." What was the award for....liability, compensation, ??? An award for catching the flu? What company was sued?
4. Chiron is an American company based in California with a plant in England.......the vaccine they produced was contaminated with bacteria and they were shut down in August.
5. Chiron was contracted to sell us 48 million doses of vaccine, another 56 million came from a French company, Aventis Pasteur, and a mere 2 million doses were purchased in the US from a Maryland company; MedImmune.
6. I further made a direct phone call to the person whose name appears at the bottom of the email, i.e. Judy Slattery. Ameritas is an insurance company. She was not in her office, but I asked her to call me. I won't sit on my hands waiting because I'm sure she's been inundated with inquiries. |
