Viet Nam Drug Administration announced that it was temporarily suspending the use of "Quinvaxem" after baby deaths and serious adverse reactions

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Vaccine banned after triggering adverse reactions in Viet Nam
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Viet Nam News
Publication Date : 08-05-2013


The Viet Nam Drug Administration under the Ministry of Health last Saturday announced that it was suspending temporarily the use of "Quinvaxem," the five-in-one vaccine, for safety reasons.

The announcement follows previous assertions by authorities that the vaccine was safe, despite nine fatalities recorded since last November.

All victims suffered from adverse reactions including fever, vomiting and the appearance of bruise marks all over their bodies after Quinvaxem was administered. Dozens of babies throughout the country also experienced serious allergies to the vaccine...

http://www.thanhniennews.com/index/pages/20130401-another-baby-dies-after-quinvaxem-shot-in-vietnam.aspx

Another baby dies after Quinvaxem shot in Vietnam
Last Updated: Monday, April 01, 2013 03:40:00
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L. was having his second shot of Quinvaxem, which is given to babies three times every one month from their second month to immunize them against five diseases ? diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis or whooping cough, hepatitis B, and Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b).

He suffered a fever, refused breast milk and cried constantly one day after the shot and his parents brought him to the provincial pediatrics hospital, where he died soon after.

Authorities said their test results would be released sometime this week, and the batch would be used again it was found not responsible for the death.

The boy is the ninth death from the pharmaceutical product reported nationwide since last November. The liquid drug, a medicine prequalified by the WHO, has been distributed in Vietnam for free since June 2010 as part of a program run by the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization through the nonprofit organization UNICEF...