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European Doctor: Big Pharma Exaggerated Threat of Swine Flu

HeadlineJan 12, 2010

A prominent European health expert has accused pharmaceutical companies of deliberately exaggerating the severity of the swine flu outbreak in order to make billions on flu vaccines. Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg, head of health at the Council of Europe, described it as “one of the greatest medicine scandals of the century.” The European Court of Human Rights plans to hold an emergency debate on Dr. Wodarg’s claims later this month.

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