Sri Lanka Set To Disclose Results Of Rubella Vaccine Probe
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Sri Lanka's Health Ministry is set to issue a report on the safety of a rubella vaccine used in a national inoculation program tied to the death of one child and serious complications among others. Experts from the World Health Organization are expected to look into the matter and recommend whether the suspended program to vaccinate 400,000 children by the end of November should be resumed. At least two government investigations have been conducted into the vaccine and instruments used to deliver it. The Public Health Services that conducted the investigations issued its interim report to the Health Ministry March 20. (Click here for more