Pharma Exec, Cervical Vaccine Maker Appointed To English National School Board

And since the exec is from GlaxoSmithKline, people in the UK are pissed at the weird conflict of a national body called Ofsted--somewhat akin to a state school board in the US--appointing someone whose company has a vested interest in its products being used by school kids to a school oversight board.

"Paul Blackburn, 53, is a senior vice-president at GlaxoSmithKline, which is being sued by hundreds of parents and patients who claim its drugs have caused suicide and psychosis.

"His appointment came two weeks before the company won a reported £100million contract to vaccinate all schoolgirls of 12 and 13 against the sexually transmitted virus linked to cervical cancer. Family campaigners argued that the jabs would ‘normalise’ childhood sex."

Not only is there concern in the UK about the vaccine--Gardasil, the supposed cervical cancer vaccine that's been very controversial in the US--but also about Paxil (Seroxat in the UK) and Dexedrine (the company's ADHD drug) somehow finding their ways into schools' standards. Keep in mind that not long ago there was a huge blow up in Texas over requirements that young girls be forced to take Gardasil, which is made by Merck, so it's not like school boards or the government are much brighter on this side of the pond.

Glaxo is being sued by many Brits over suicidality and withdrawal problems with Paxil, ones the company has long hid.

Via Seroxat Sufferers.