In the 1955 Cutter Incident, some batches of #polio vaccine given to the public contained live poliovirus—even though they had passed the required safety testing. More than 250 cases of polio were attributed to vaccines produced by one company, Cutter Laboratories. The mistake resulted in many cases of paralysis, and the vaccine was recalled as soon as new cases of polio were detected.
In 2017, the Philippines stopped a school-based #dengue fever vaccination program after reports of complications and several deaths linked to the product called #Dengvaxia. The French manufacturer, #Sanofi Pasteur, later stated that the vaccine posed a risk to those without prior infection from one of the disease’s four stereotypes. The result was that it actually increased the risk that a child would contract a more severe form of the disease.
In the 1960s a vaccine was developed against respiratory syncytial virus (#RSV). Children treated with this vaccine developed an enhanced form of the disease, often suffering from high fever, bronchopneumonia and wheezing. Dozens ended up being hospitalized and two died. After these two deaths the vaccination campaign was shut down and further development was abandoned.
In the UK in 2009, about 6 million people received the #Pandemrix vaccine for #Swine #flu, which caused hundreds of cases of brain damage resulting in narcolepsy and cataplexy.
There were multiple legal cases by individuals who attributed medical conditions to the Pandemrix vaccination. One well known example was the case of Katie Clack, a nurse who committed suicide after developing narcolepsy after receiving a vaccination. Clack was required to be vaccinated against her wishes in order to continue her job as a nurse.
In 2014 sixty of those victims received a total of £60 million (about £1 million each) in compensation from the government.
In the 2008 Chinese #milk scandal, a significant food safety incident in China resulting in 6 babies dying from kidney stones and other kidney damage and an estimated 54,000 hospitalized, the Chinese government executed the two men responsible, and imprisoned many others.
#history #vaccines
In 2017, the Philippines stopped a school-based #dengue fever vaccination program after reports of complications and several deaths linked to the product called #Dengvaxia. The French manufacturer, #Sanofi Pasteur, later stated that the vaccine posed a risk to those without prior infection from one of the disease’s four stereotypes. The result was that it actually increased the risk that a child would contract a more severe form of the disease.
In the 1960s a vaccine was developed against respiratory syncytial virus (#RSV). Children treated with this vaccine developed an enhanced form of the disease, often suffering from high fever, bronchopneumonia and wheezing. Dozens ended up being hospitalized and two died. After these two deaths the vaccination campaign was shut down and further development was abandoned.
In the UK in 2009, about 6 million people received the #Pandemrix vaccine for #Swine #flu, which caused hundreds of cases of brain damage resulting in narcolepsy and cataplexy.
There were multiple legal cases by individuals who attributed medical conditions to the Pandemrix vaccination. One well known example was the case of Katie Clack, a nurse who committed suicide after developing narcolepsy after receiving a vaccination. Clack was required to be vaccinated against her wishes in order to continue her job as a nurse.
In 2014 sixty of those victims received a total of £60 million (about £1 million each) in compensation from the government.
In the 2008 Chinese #milk scandal, a significant food safety incident in China resulting in 6 babies dying from kidney stones and other kidney damage and an estimated 54,000 hospitalized, the Chinese government executed the two men responsible, and imprisoned many others.
#history #vaccines