IG Report Finds Weaknesses in CDC's Ethics Program for SGEs serving on Advisory Committees

NY Times article discussing the unresolved conflicts of interest of the CDC advisory board members who made recommendations on flu and cervical cancer vaccines.  See  http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/18/health/policy/18cdc.html?_r=2&sq=vaccines&st=cse&scp=2&pagewanted=print 

UPDATED December 22: Changed headline to avoid oversimplification, at the suggestion of an IEC member who provided this additional explanation:

The report simply does not say that advisors on vaccines often have conflicts.  The OIG report did not focus on vaccines, but instead dealt with all 24 advisory committees generally at CDC.  

FURTHER EDITS to above paragraph on January 10, at joint request of HHS OIG and OGC staff.

The IG report in question is available for those who would prefer to get their information from the source.