By MARK HUME There needs to be an international body involving scientists and security experts to provide advice on how to share, and when to hold back, the publication of research that could aide terrorists, says Bruce Alberts, editor-in-chief of Science magazine. Dr. Alberts, whose journal has been delaying publication of a paper on a laboratory-created […]
More than a Pinprick: The Risk to India’s Newborns
By Vijay Simha, Tehelka A SLY FUDGING OF FACTS IS PUSHING INDIA INTO BUYING VACCINES BACKED BY THE WHO THAT MAY HAVE KILLED CHILDREN IN OTHER COUNTRIES. BABIES, THEY say, are a nice way to start people. They are also, it would appear, a nice way to start profit. If the babies are Indian, there’s […]
Pentavalent jab not cause of kid’s death
By G. Rajiv, TNN Pentavalent Flu Vaccine THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Putting to rest all the fears related to pentavalent vaccine in the state, the autopsy report of Ancy, the 58-day-old infant who died after the immunisation, has confirmed that the death occurred due to breathlessness, not due to vaccination. The report has confirmed that Ancy suffered breathlessness during sleep […]
GAVI takes first steps to introduce vaccines against cervical cancer and rubella
Board decisions will benefit the health of women and children in developing countries GAVI Alliance DHAKA, 17 November 2011 – Responding to demand from developing countries, the GAVI Alliance will take the first steps towards the introduction of human papillomavirus (HPV) and rubella vaccines in developing countries, the GAVI Board announced on Thursday. If negotiations […]
WHO mulls phase out of vaccine linked to polio outbreaks
CMAJ Medical Knowledge that Matters News November 11, 2011 The World Health Organization (WHO) is contemplating discontinuing the use of an oral polio vaccine that’s been linked to ongoing outbreaks of the virus in the developing world. WHO is weighing the possibility of using a different formulation of the vaccine, but maintains that patchy implementation […]
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