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I'm not sure what happens to them all, but I do know that some biologicals and meds like the flu vax and doses of Tamiflu get stockpiled post-expiration for reasons of "national security."

Vet's view: 'Dead' drugs can be lifesavers 2011

A lot of the online comments are rather supportive of the pro-vaccination mindset, and the anti-vax questions are-for the most part – being answered calmly and rationally, which is nice to see.

Props to the St. Paul Pioneer Press « Biodork 2010

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"Dr." Wakefield, vax hack, showed "callous disregard" 2010

I purposely stayed away from the internets for the research, too, as I know the vax debate can tend towards the hysterical.

Dead Bugs To The Rescue! kittenpie 2009

Creationism, anti-vax, and other tortucan ruts are merely a misapplication of this powerful tool: separating out some slice of empirical observations and treating it as a separate game for no good reason.

An Ill Wind in Tortuca - The Panda's Thumb 2010

Ai had teh floo vax tudai nd nao mai arm iz ay king !

The catnip was a little more potent than Bob expected. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010

I know I've yammered about this before (and recently) but this has the potential to become a very big deal if the anti-vax movement grows any stronger.

he's gotta have his dip-tet, honey 2009

There's a delicious quote from Carl Sagan in the article that puts the anti-vax hysteria into human terms: "A great many of these belief systems address real human needs that are not being met by our society."

he's gotta have his dip-tet, honey 2009

It's as dismissive of the anti-vax folks as they are paranoid about corporate medicine.

he's gotta have his dip-tet, honey 2009

When presented with that information, the anti-vax crowd will mention aluminum, or some other element in vaccines they mistakenly call a "toxin".

at least there's ye olde waffles 2009