As reported in the “Hindustan Times” 25 August 2010 While the officials were mulling over what may have caused the death of four kids during immunisation in Lucknow, the vaccination drive continued in other parts of the state and two more infants died after being vaccinated in Allahabad and Fatehpur. Though use of BCG vaccine […]
RTI Act Not Applicable to HPV Vaccine
By: Arti Dhar, ‘The Hindu’ 09 August 2010 NEW DELHI: Information on the demonstration project and licensing of two vaccines to prevent cervical cancer has been exempted from public disclosure under Section 8 of the Right to Information Act, 2005. This is the reply received in response to an RTI application, submitted to the Union […]
Four Children Die in Lucknow After Being Administered Measles Vaccine
As reported on TwoCircles.net 21 August 2010 Lucknow: Four children died in Mohanlalganj area of Lucknow soon after being administered measles vaccine followed by drops of Vitamin A solution on Saturday. The vaccination was being done in an immunisation camp organised at an anganwadi centre under Nigoha Primary Health Centre (PHC) by the health department. Furious […]
HPV vaccinations in India: Moral and ethical questions raised by health advocacy groups
By: Norma Erickson, Vaccines Examiner 08 April 2010 Yesterday, V.M. Katoch, Director-General of the Indian Council of Medical Research, called a halt to an HPV vaccination ‘project’ being conducted in two rural Indian states, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. This ‘project’ was conducted by PATH International, in collaboration with the ICMR and the two respective state […]
Vaccine scandal latest to erode trust in China's health system
By: Clifford Coonan 08 November 2010 Improper storage of medicine has been linked to several child deaths, writes CLIFFORD COONAN in Beijing LU WEIWEI realised that something was wrong with his 17-month-old daughter Jiarun when she kept crying after getting a routine encephalitis jab last December. He now believes his little girl was one of scores […]