Cancer vaccine kicks up controversy in India

To
Ms Anu Garg
Secretary Health
Govt of Orissa

DT: 31.12.2008

Madam,

Sub: Indian doctors warn against controversial vaccine Gardasil.

The recently introduced vaccine against cervical cancer, Gardasil, was opposed by me during its launch in Pedicon 2007, the annual conference of the IAP, held at Janta Maidan, Bhubaneswar.

I had pointed out to the eminent doctors present and to Dr Swati Bhave, past President of IAP, that the vaccine had caused a series of adverse effects including paralysis and deaths when it was introduced in the USA and Australia. I had informed that the vaccine contained 250 mcg of aluminum per shot, the recommended three doses would administer 750 mcg of this heavy metal, that it consisted of a genetically modified virus whose safety has never been studied, that it targeted a few viruses in a multi-viral scenario which would make the other viruses more active, that it was targeted at young girls who may not be able to tolerate it, and that it did not treat cervical cancer as claimed and there is no study that proves it prevents cancer.

Dr Bhave could not really answer my questions, rather she ended up admitting that the vaccine did cause after effects which was ¨¨normal¨¨. She had earlier warned that the controversial nature of this vaccine would cause opposition in India. Dr S K Agarwal who was chairing the session requested me not to voice my opinion in the forum. Later I was threatened by a few honourable doctors not to pursue the issue further.

However the vaccine continues to create havoc and now Indian doctors and pediatricians have pointed out that this vaccine has also been allowed into the country without the mandatory local tests and permission, besides dwelling on the other points raised by me in the Pedicon.

I would therefore request you to kindly issue a circular forbidding the private practitioners from advertising, recommending and administering this vaccine.

I do not remotely hope that such a circular would have any effect, the price of the vaccine would certainly lure highly unethical and reckless doctors to prescribe this vaccine, but still it would give us an opportunity to help the affected children and ladies get justice by appealing to the higher authorities. They have after all, as Dr Pushpa Bhargava noted medical scientist, consoled me at a private meeting, ¨¨the licence to kill¨¨.

I ardently hope that you will take appropriate action on the matter.

Wish you a very happy new year 2009. Let us hope that children under threat from vaccines would be our prime concern in the new year.

Yours faithfully,
Jagannath Chatterjee
1181/2146 Ratnakar Bag - 2
Tankapani Road
Bhubaneswar..

For Information:
1. Hon´ble Chief Minister, Orissa
2. Hon´ble Health Minister, Orissa


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