By: Lin Li and Zhao Ziyun, Sound of Hope Radio Network 29 September 2010 One hundred million Chinese children were required to get a mandatory measles vaccination before Sept. 20. Many parents worried about the authenticity of the vaccine. Their way out: pay a premium to buy a bogus vaccination certificate without their children actually […]
China mass measles vaccination plan sparks outcry
By: Gillian Wong (AP) 13 September 2010 BEIJING — China’s plans to vaccinate 100 million children and come a step closer to eradicating measles has set off a popular outcry that highlights widening public distrust of the authoritarian government after repeated health scandals. Since the Health Ministry announced the World Health Organization-backed measles vaccination plan […]
GSK, Binnopharm aim for Russia’s vaccine market
By: Tracy Staton 29 November 2010 GlaxoSmithKline has teamed up with another emerging markets partner. The drugmaker inked a deal with Russian vaccine firm JSC Binnopharm to make and sell several of its big vaccines in that country. It’s just the latest in a series of tie-ups in developing countries for GSK, which is pinning […]
Malaysian Government Set to Vaccinate Girls with Gardasil
By: Wendi Lewis 07 September 2010 SM Mohammed Idris, president of the Consumers Association of Penang, recently wrote an opinion piece for the Malaysia Kini website, asking that the government reconsider its decision to vaccinate all 13-year-old girls in the country with Gardasil or Cervarix. According to the column, the country’s Ministry of Health (MOH) […]
Vaccination against HPV is Dangerous and Unnecessary
By: S.M. MOHD IDRIS, President, CAP THE Consumer’s Association of Penang (CAP) has repeatedly objected to the proposal to vaccinate all 13-year-old girls from the human papillomavirus (HPV) virus, a sexually transmitted virus because it is unnecessary, unscientific and unsafe. Despite numerous objections by many quarters, a sum of RM150mil is to be spent […]
