Pentavalent vaccine killing children in India, Vietnam

Pentavalent vaccine killing children in India, Vietnam


(NaturalNews) A group of academics, professors, public health teachers
and pediatricians concerned about deaths following the administration of
the Pentavalent vaccine is requesting that health officials have it
withdrawn from the vaccination schedule in India.

The vaccine,
which is a combination of DPT, Hib and Hep B, was recently introduced in
the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, in southern India, following a
recommendation by the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization,
according to the Office of Medical and Scientific Justice, a private
investigative agency specializing in "victims and witnesses of medical
and scientific corruption."

In a letter to national health
officials, the group said there had been concern over the safety of the
vaccine, so it was only introduced in two states, in order to monitor
its safety.

No 'alternative cause' found

"Thereafter,
according to the minutes of the NTAGI meeting, the data was to be
reviewed after one year of the introduction, before extending its use to
other states. We are concerned that well before the data from Kerala
and Tamil Nadu could be analyzed, it was introduced in Haryana at the
end of last year," said the letter, which was sent to the Indian health
secretary on Jan. 15.

The group said that three more infants had
died in Kerala recently, while another died in Haryana, all after being
given the vaccine. At first glance, there seems to be no "alternative
cause" for the deaths other than the vaccine, it said.

In
November, there were three deaths in Vietnam, which led health
officials there to terminate use of the vaccine immediately. There have
been similar related deaths in Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Pakistan after
administration of the vaccine.

When each death
is seen separately, they may seem coincidental, the letter said. But
when viewed collectively, the deaths should be seen as related and part
of a pattern.

Health officials in Pakistan labeled the casualties
as "sudden death," as in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, but the
group, in its letter, said that clearly wasn't the case.

In
Bhutan, there were eight deaths linked to the vaccine, but health
officials there said they were caused by encephalitis, despite there
being no evidence of infection. The group noted that a year after the
vaccinations had ceased so, too, had "encephalitis" deaths.

Meanwhile,
in Sri Lanka, the group of experts examined deaths following
administration of the vaccine, reporting that they could not find an
alternative cause for the deaths except the vaccine.

Monitoring of vaccine 'did not happen'

"It
is for us as experts and the Union government to look at all these
seemingly isolated instances of deaths in a comprehensive manner to see
the underlying pattern and act if needed," says the letter. "Considering
that the vaccine is given to a large number of children who are well, it is crucial that they be completely safe."

"As
doctors, we are aware that most medicines have some side effects, but
repeated instances of deaths as side effect from a vaccination program
for a disease that itself can be treated with antibiotics cannot be
acceptable," said the group.

A separate report regarding the vaccine said requirements to track the effectiveness of the vaccine were not carried out.

"The PV vaccine was supposed to be a pilot project in Kerala and Tamil Nadu on the recommendation of (NTAGI) in Dec 2011," Health India
reported. "It was introduced to tackle the rising deaths due to
pneumonia and meningitis which are becoming leading causes for
under-five child mortality in India. All the infants administered with
the vaccine were to be monitored and reported about diligently. The data
was supposed to be reviewed after one year before extending the program
to other states. This didn't happen."


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http://www.naturalnews.com/038882_vaccine_deaths_children_India.html