Gerberding

Gerberding is an excellent communicator, and her message was clear and compelling.

Op-eds on vaccines by Paul Offit, MD 2010

But the big news came when Dr. Julie Gerberding, president of Merck Vaccines, took to the stage to announce that Merck was coming to the table with a $500 million commitment to maternal health through the "Merck for Mothers" initiative.

Christy Turlington Burns: Day One of UN GA Week Christy Turlington Burns 2011

But the big news came when Dr. Julie Gerberding, president of Merck Vaccines, took to the stage to announce that Merck was coming to the table with a $500 million commitment to maternal health through the "Merck for Mothers" initiative.

Christy Turlington Burns: Day One of UN GA Week Christy Turlington Burns 2011

But the big news came when Dr. Julie Gerberding, president of Merck Vaccines, took to the stage to announce that Merck was coming to the table with a $500 million commitment to maternal health through the "Merck for Mothers" initiative.

Christy Turlington Burns: Day One of UN GA Week Christy Turlington Burns 2011

But the big news came when Dr. Julie Gerberding, president of Merck Vaccines, took to the stage to announce that Merck was coming to the table with a $500 million commitment to maternal health through the "Merck for Mothers" initiative.

Christy Turlington Burns: Day One of UN GA Week Christy Turlington Burns 2011

But the big news came when Dr. Julie Gerberding, president of Merck Vaccines, took to the stage to announce that Merck was coming to the table with a $500 million commitment to maternal health through the "Merck for Mothers" initiative.

Christy Turlington Burns: Day One of UN GA Week Christy Turlington Burns 2011

Of course, the revolving door between government/Big Pharma lobbying has a distinguished tradition from Louisiana Representative-turned-lobbyist, Billy Tauzin, who presided over the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America PhRMA until 2010, to former CDC Director Julie Gerberding, MD, who prepared the country for flu outbreaks before turning up as-- anybody?

Martha Rosenberg: Are You Eating Antibiotics Without Knowing It? Probably! Martha Rosenberg 2012

But the big news came when Dr. Julie Gerberding, president of Merck Vaccines, took to the stage to announce that Merck was coming to the table with a $500 million commitment to maternal health through the "Merck for Mothers" initiative.

Christy Turlington Burns: Day One of UN GA Week Christy Turlington Burns 2011

Steele should include this in his ad: “Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, noted that the United States invests more on health care than any country, but that its health care system ranks 37th.”

GOP unveils new health care ad campaign 2009

But the big news came when Dr. Julie Gerberding, president of Merck Vaccines, took to the stage to announce that Merck was coming to the table with a $500 million commitment to maternal health through the "Merck for Mothers" initiative.

Christy Turlington Burns: Day One of UN GA Week Christy Turlington Burns 2011