[SaneVax: Five different countries have one thing in common: multiple child deaths after the administration of a new pentavalent vaccine. Does this mean the new combination DPT, HiB, Hep B vaccine will be pulled from the market until the vaccine is ruled out as a possible cause of death? In the interest of public health and […]
Death of infant: team starts investigation
The Hindu Thiruvananthapuram, December 18, 2011 Pentavalent vaccine safe, say health officials A high-level team consisting of experts from the Union Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation (WHO) has started investigating into the sudden death of a 58-day-old baby at Vithura near here on Thursday. The death of the infant, which occurred […]