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Health Ministry investigates Sabin vaccine damage
The Sanitary District No. 2 investigates the damage they suffered more than 20 000 doses of Sabin vaccine
By: Baldemar Mijangos / Tampico
The Note has been viewed 57 times 16/07/2010 | Updated at 08:43 h
Tampico, Tamaulipas .- The Sanitary District No. 2 investigates the damage they suffered more than 20 000 doses of vaccine Sabin, was recognized as the new owner of the agency, Jose Alfredo Lopez de Leon, who stated that the actions include a study quality control.
By participating in his first public event in Tampico, where he had a boot that will combat brigades mosquito transmits dengue, the head of the Sanitary District based in this port, Lopez de Leon, said that this research is mainly to know if the biological was disabled.
"Yes, yes, the complaint is in relation to that for an event that was light in the night shift, there was damage to vaccines, there is a thermostat control, where it enters the plant emergency that vaccines are kept a constant temperature and does not cause biological damage, "the new holder of the office in the port.
He acknowledged that this event took place prior to the convening of the National Immunization Week, so the vaccines were safe from the health authorities.
"What we are investigating is whether the lapse of time was enough to damage the vaccines and are being reviewed, quality control, to know whether there was damage to the biological, and took shelter and sent to quality control "said Lopez de Leon.
He acknowledged that he or punish those responsible for these have been affected batches of Sabin vaccine, which were waiting to be applied.
"First up we have the opinion, whether or not the vaccine was damaged, and secondly, we must determine to whom is attributed the damage," the state official.