Reply #3: provide something other than anecdotes and I'll try....

[mike_c]

Come on. You've spoken with people who say they were given an experimental H5N1 flu vaccine against their will? You should provide some documentation for that claim. It is illegal to test drugs on human subjects without their express consent, and not only is it medically unethical to do what you've suggested, it makes no scientific sense. There is no way to obtain reliable data on the outcomes, at least not as you've explained the scenario. Furthermore, there is no reason to immunize soldiers returning from Iraq against H5N1 flu-- any that were exposed to it abroad would already have antibodies from that exposure, not to mention the minor detail that they would have gotten sick and many would likely have died.