Baxter recalls 300,000 flu vaccines for serious adverse reactions

Baxter, same company that unleashed tainted avian flu vaccines, recalls 300,000 flu vaccines for serious adverse reactions


(NaturalNews) Baxter Healthcare Corp. has announced it is recalling
roughly 300,000 doses of its Preflucel influenza vaccine due to what
it says is an excessive number of adverse events. Baxter is the same
drug company that was caught inserting Avian Flu Virus into flu
vaccines back in 2009 (http://www.naturalnews.com/025760.html).


The UK's Daily Mail reports that a high number of individuals
injected with an apparently tainted batch of Preflucel have been
reporting side effects like fatigue, muscle pain, and headaches. The
vaccine, which was crafted specifically for those with egg allergies,
has only been in use since March when it was first approved for use in
the UK.

"The vaccine is being recalled because these side effects have been
reported more frequently with this specific batch," said a Baxter
spokesmen. This spokesman also attempted to reassure the public that
those who have already been vaccinated with Preflucel "should not be
concerned (for their safety)."


At the same time, however, Baxter has instructed healthcare providers
not to administer any more Preflucel, no matter what batch it came from,
to patients. And since this announcement, many European countries
where the vaccine was distributed have ceased using it, and have
instead switched to various alternatives.

"[Preflucel] should no longer be used and any remaining stock [of the
recalled batches] should be returned to the original supplier for
credit," announced the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory
Agency. "No further Preflucel of any batch should be administered at
this time."

Conveniently for Baxter, no further information has been provided to
the public as to what might be the cause of the uptick in adverse
reactions. And if the vaccine is so harmful that the company has
decided to recall several hundred thousand doses of it and cease all
further administration of it, how can officials say that those who have
already been injected with it are safe?

The 2009 scandal involving the US division of Baxter essentially
exposed the company as a purveyor of biological terrorism. After all,
the company's Biosafety Level 3 (BSL3) facility where the tainted
vaccine was produced would have prevented unintentional contamination,
which implies an intentional conspiracy (http://www.naturalnews.com/025760.html). So what dirty little secret might Baxter be trying to hide with its current recall?