Selling vaccines for the government or for Merck – not much difference!
Do you have what it takes to get a lucrative high-level job with one of the world’s largest drug companies?
Maybe you do. Just answer these questions…
* Would you feel comfortable going on national television to promote the seasonal flu vaccine and stating with a straight face that 36,000 people die from the seasonal flu each year? (Think about it. That’s 1,400 deaths every week for six months. It’s preposterous!)
* Would you feel comfortable in aggressively promoting the Gardasil HPV vaccine for girls AND boys, in spite of the fact that the FDA has received more than 15,000 adverse event reports linked to Gardasil?
* Would you feel comfortable working for a company that aggressively promoted the use of a drug (Vioxx), known to be dangerous by company executives, that was responsible for an estimated 27,000 deaths?
If you answered yes to all three of those questions, AND if you happen to be the former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, then we’ve got a sweet job for you!
In January 2009, Dr. Julie Gerberding resigned as CDC director. Now, one year later, she’s got a new gig as director of Merck’s $5 billion-a-year vaccine division.
Which means that Dr. Gerberding will be number-one person responsible for convincing parents to have all their children line up for a shot of the expensive, unnecessary, and dangerous Gardasil vaccine.
Selling vaccines as a CDC rep, or selling vaccines as a Merck rep – there isn’t really much difference, is there? Oh…right…the paycheck.
