Controversy Continues By Norma Erickson New Delhi: A petition currently before the Supreme Court alleges that the Drugs Controller of India issued licenses for Gardasil and Cervarix without adequate research on safety. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare had asked for a premier investigating agency to enquire into it way back in 2010 […]
India: HPV vaccines Gardasil and Cervarix make it to the Supreme Court
The government of India has been ordered by their Supreme Court to file an answer to allegations brought forth by petitioners representing Gramya Resource Centre for Women from Andhra Pradesh on January 7, 2013. The suit challenges the licensing of Gardasil and Cervarix for use in the private sector of India. Details of the pending […]
Supreme Court to Consider Vaccine Case
By: Barry Meier 11 October 2010 The safety of vaccines is at the heart of a case expected to be heard on Tuesday by the United States Supreme Court, one that could have implications for hundreds of lawsuits that contend there is a link between vaccines and autism. At issue is whether a no-fault system […]
U.S. Supreme Court will Rule on an Important Vaccine Case
By: Emily Tarsell 09 October 2010 Imagine how you would feel if you were in a serious accident caused by faulty breaks in your new car, but there was a law prohibiting you from suing the manufacturer for the defective car. Well there is a law which prohibits vaccine manufacturers from being sued for vaccine […]
