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'Controversial' Pentavalent vaccine safe, say
experts
Saturday April 06, 2013 09:01:39 AM,
IANS
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Bangalore:
Terming the "controversial" Pentavalent vaccine "effective and
safe", health experts here Friday said the vaccine will be pivotal
in bringing down the country's child mortality rate.
Touted as a "one-shot wonder" and introduced in the universal
immunisation programme (UIP) in eight states, the vaccine claims
to targets five infections: diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus
hepatitis-B and HiB (haemophilius influenzae type B).
HiB is responsible for pneumonia and meningitis in children in
some countries.
However, the Pentavalent immunization programme, which began as a
pilot project in Kerala and Tamil Nadu in December 2011, ran into
a controversy after four deaths were reported from Kerala.
However, the state government refused to attribute it to the
vaccine.
"Pentavalent vaccine expansion in UIP is a significant step in
India's call to action to renew its commitment to child survival
by strengthening key strategic public health intervention," said
Dr. Satish Gupta, health specialist, UNICEF, while speaking at
"Media Consultation Workshop on Pentavalent vaccine" here.
Endorsing the vaccine, Dr. Jagadish Chinnappa of Indian Academy of
Paediatric (IAP) said: "The private practitioner have been
prescribing this vaccine for over 10 years now. No serious adverse
effect has been noted by them during this time."
Many health activist have also been asserting that foreign
companies have been pushing pentavalent in to India, even as death
have been reported in some countries like Vietnam, Pakistan,
Bhutan and Sri Lanka.
They also believe that it would increase the cost of the basic
Diphtheria Percutonis Whooping cough Tetanus (DPT) vaccine from
Rs.15 to Rs.520 per child.
Introduced in the national immunisation programme, the vaccine is
procured by the Indian government through UNICEF and Global
Alliance for Vaccines and immunisation (GAVI).
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