[india-drug] Pentavalent vaccine in Delhi high court

["Dr Gopal Dabade" <dabadedr@yahoo.com>]

India -Drug : Pentavalent vaccine in Delhi high court
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Delhi HC seeks reply from govt on Pentavalent vaccine 
Wednesday, February 03, 2010, 23:10 IST 
The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the government to file its reply on a plea by a former Union Health Secretary and some medical professionals to stop introduction of Pentavalent vaccine in public health system as the concerned ministry has not done a proper study. A division bench headed by the Chief Justice A P Shah directed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, National Technical Advisory Group of Immunization and Indian Council of Medical Research to file their replies. 
 
 The petitioners told the court that there are serious concerns about the introduction of Pentavalent which combines basic EPI vaccines with non-EPI vaccines. 

"...despite this, the government is planning to introduce this vaccine which would be a disaster for the immunization in the public health system," submitted the petitioners. 

Under Expanded Programme of Immunization (EPI), the government is to provide six primary vaccines BCG, DPT, DT, TT, measles and polio. 


The petitioners further submitted that new evidence from Canada has come that Pentavalent vaccine used for several years has shown that here is no real benefit to children. 

"Pentavalent vaccine was introduced in Bhutan but withdrawn after 8 deaths in October 2009. Earlier, it was withdrawn from Sri Lanka after 25 serious adverse reactions and 5 deaths," they submitted further. 

They further submitted the government is functioning in a "disjointed and uncoordinated manner" and is under pressure from international organizations like WHO.

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