CDC receives millions yearly from Pharma and directly from vested interest corporations

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Congress authorized the CDC to accept “external gifts” from industry and private parties in 1983, and in 1992 passed legislation for the creation of a nonprofit foundation to encourage relationships between industry and the agency.

In fiscal year 2014, the CDC Foundation raised $52 million, $12 million of that from Big Pharma.

Also in 2014, the CDC received $16 million in direct funding from corporations, individuals and foundations, including the CDC Foundation, which makes the foundation nothing more than a pass-through organization.  Read more…

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