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‘Infant deaths not due to Pentavalent vaccine’
Srinagar, Oct 14: (GNS) In order to ascertain the
cause of infant deaths that took place in Valley’s
sole maternity hospital G.B. Panth a;;egedly due to
administering of Pentavalent vaccine, a five-
member team of union health ministry today visited
various government hospitals of Valley.
According to GNS, the team headed by Dr. N.K.
Arora also visited the houses of those who
allegedly died due to vaccination and those who
took the same vaccination on same day.
The team came concluded by saying that
Pentavalent vaccination is a Government of India
programme which is being implemented across the
country and there are no reports of any adverse
effects.
“This vaccination programme is being implemented
in the whole country and millions of children are
being administered this vaccine,” the team held,
adding that no adverse effects of this vaccination
have been reported so far.
The Pentavalent vaccine is given under
immunization programme to protect infants from
Hepatitis-B, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis and Hib
(Haemophilus Influenzae Type-B).
There were reports few days back that infant
deaths at G.B. Panth hospital were caused by
administering of Pentavalent vaccine. (GNS)