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AEFI and the pentavalent vaccine: looking for a composite picture [1]

On May 4, 2013, the ministry of health of VietNam suspended Quinvaxem, the pentavalent combination used in that country, after it had caused 12 deaths and nine non-fatal serious adverse events (3). On investigating the reactions caused by the vaccine, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the nine non-fatal cases could correspond to known vaccine reactions, but the fatal cases were not related to the use of the vaccine. “Quinvaxem was prequalified by WHO … no fatal adverse event following immunisation (AEFI) has ever been associated with this vaccine,” the report asserts, wrongly.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2013
Jacob Puliyel [2]
Indian Journal of Medical Ethics [3]
10
3
142-146
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Drugs [4], Child Health [5], Health Policy [6], Vaccination [7], Health Effects [8], Vietnam [9], WHO [10], Immunisation [11], Bhutan [12], Sri Lanka [13], Pakistan [14], South Asia [15], India [16], Tamil Nadu [17], Kerala [18], Meningitis [19], Pneumonia [20]

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