Lyme Disease Community Blows the Whistle on Corruption Within the CDC

Good article on Truth Out about conflicts of interest in the CDC as regards Lyme disease treatment and vaccine development. A must read:

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/20053-lyme-disease-community-blows-the-whistle-on-corruption-within-the-cdc

..."Of even greater concern is the fact that the CDC has been adamantly denying for years that the Lyme infection can persist past the recommended 2 to 4 weeks of antibiotics, despite a growing body of research that demonstrates otherwise. Seventy-seven peer-reviewed studies from 1977 to 2012 show that the Lyme infection can persist despite the recommended antibiotic treatment. Until the question of ongoing infection is firmly established, how can the CDC and the FDA allow anyone who has tested positive for a tick-borne illness to donate blood?"