HPV Vaccine Fiasco in India: Government Issues Warning Letter

September 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Justice?

[SaneVax: It appears the most effective immunity vaccines offer is the immunity from prosecution. The Indian government investigation into the alleged ethics violations occurring during demonstration projects which were halted after allegations made by multiple medical professionals and local advocates have apparently come to a conclusion. The government response was simply a warning letter asking [...]

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India Refuses to Bow Down to Big Pharma

July 7, 2012 By 4 Comments
No special treatment for Big Pharma?

[SaneVax: In a stunning move, India is in the process of implementing a policy to deliver low-cost medicinal products to their citizens. Unlike most developed countries who grant exclusive rights to market medicines and biologics, India allows the generic low-cost reproduction and distribution of any patented medicine. Read the article below for a blueprint of [...]

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As govt teams come knocking, schools face dilemma of permitting polio vaccinations

February 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Rabia Ali Private schools were asked to cooperate with the government teams administering polio vaccinations to students under the age of five years or go to jail. “We were harassed by the polio teams and were forced to let them administer drops to our students,” said the principal of AMI School’s nursery branch, Nasira Faiz. [...]

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Health ministry yet to initiate action on violations in trials of HPV vaccine in AP and Gujarat

January 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Joseph Alexander, New Delhi Ethics Violations? Even after several months since the expert committee found irregularities in the clinical trials of Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine (HPV vaccine) that allegedly caused deaths of a few trial subjects, the authorities are still sitting on the report and failed to initiate any punitive action. According to a [...]

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Sweet Baby Girl Dies After Vaccination and Parents Being Gagged

January 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Christina England As we begin the New Year it appears that another vaccine tragedy is unfolding. Many of us are aware that the year 2011 closed with blood on its hands after a baby girl died just hours after the pentavalent vaccine was introduced into India. What has been less publicized however, is that [...]

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