By Arun Ram CHENNAI: More children in India are dying every year soon after being vaccinated, and the government has no clue why. Union health ministry statistics obtained under the Right to Information Act show that 128 children died in 2010 due to adverse effects after immunization (AEFI). That count has risen in the past […]
Vaccine deaths on the rise in last three years
New Delhi – Draft policy blames deficient surveillance of authorities. The number of children who have died after being administered vaccine shots has jumped suddenly in the last three years, according to Central government records. However, none of the deaths have been attributed to vaccines directly. Even though the number of deaths was quite low […]
Pharma majors under fire over trial compensation
By Joe Mathew, New Delhi A Union health ministry probe has revealed that pharmaceutical majors conducting clinical trials in India have not given compensation to majority of the volunteers who died during the trials. Of the 671 deaths that were reported in 2010, the ministry has evidence of just three cases of compensation. The ministry […]
Third phase studies on HPV vac to continue despite expert panel finding faults in trials of AP, Gujarat
By Joseph Alexander, New Delhi Notwithstanding the findings by the expert team about deficiencies in the trials of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat, the health Ministry has allowed the ongoing third phase of the clinical trials in India, but without further vaccinations. Turning down the demand by many public interest […]
State seeks CBI probe into `killer' measles vaccine
HYDERABAD: State director general of Drug Administration has sought a CBI probe into the administration of Abhay-M measles vaccine that led to a spate of deaths of innocent children across the country. R P Meena, the DG of Drug Administration, made this appeal to the AP High Court in an affidavit filed against a drug […]
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