The editorial, by Jacob Puliyel, head of paediatrics at St. Stephen’s Hospital in Delhi, is based on his detailed investigation into the deaths of children in Bhutan, Sri Lanka, India and Vietnam following the administration of Pentavalent vaccine. This vaccine combines the Diphtheria, Pertusis, Tetanus or DPT vaccine — long used in national immunisation programmes — with Hepatitis-B and H influenza-b or Hib vaccine. This combination vaccine is not licensed for use by the US Food and Drug Administration, nor is it used in other developed countries, the editorial claims.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 03:23:30 +0000
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