Vol , Issue Date of Publication: April 01, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20529/IJME.2017.022

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Identifying ethical issues in the development of vaccines and in vaccination

Veena Johari
Abstract:
Vaccines are a widely accepted public health intervention. They are also a profitable tool for pharmaceutical companies manufacturing vaccines. There are many vaccines in the pipeline, for various diseases, or as combination vaccines for several diseases. However, there is also a growing concern about vaccines and the manner in which they are developed and approved by the authorities. Approvals are fast tracked and adverse events and serious adverse events following vaccination are seldom reported once the vaccine gets its marketing approval. Thus, vaccines have been clouded with many controversies and their use as a public health tool to prevent diseases is constantly under challenge


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