Great observation, Mr. Chatterjee.
Thanks.
Sakti.

On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 7:13 PM, Jagannath Chatterjee <jagchat01@...>wrote:

> To
> Dr Nitin Shah, Former President IAP,
> Chairperson,
> Asian Strategic Alliance for Pneumococcal Disease Prevention (ASAP),
> India.
>
> DT: 31.10.08
>
> Dear Dr Shah,
>
> Namaste.
> Wish you a very happy Deepavali. This is a open letter to you. I would
> like to congratulate you for heading the ASAP-India. I would also like
> to thank you for deciding to save the lives of 2 lakh children annually
> who, as per your estimates, suffer from the 10-15 strains of the 94
> strains of pneumonia that the vaccine you promote protects from.
>
> I would like to ask you a few questions:
>
> 1. What is the name of this vaccine?
> 2. Who manufactures this?
> 3. Where was this vaccine tested in Asia?
> 4.
> Which was the hospital involved? Did it have all the facilities to test
> this vaccine? Were all protocols, medical and ethical,followed while
> this trial was conducted? Was informed consent of participants taken?
> 5.
> Who were the doctors who certified the study? I would like to have
> their full names, qualifications, background and if there was any
> conflict of interest.
> 6. Where is the full
> text of the study? Who funded this study?
> 7.
> Where have the tests,
> which have confirmed that 2 lakh children in India die from
> 10-15 strains of pneumonia that this vaccine protects from, been
> conducted?
> 8.
> How many children in India suffer from these 10-15 strains? Where have
> these tests confirming this been conducted and by whom?
> 9. If the
> vaccine is so beneficial and so effective why is the Government of
> India waiting for another one year to introduce this?
> 10. Do you have the permission from the Health Ministry to advocate for
> this vaccine?
> 11.
> What are the short term and long term side effects of this vaccine?
> Where have these studies been conducted?
> 12. Which vaccine was used as the "placebo" for safety trials?
> 13. Is it true as has been discussed in WHO journals that this vaccine
> makes children susceptible to asthma?
> 14. What are the ingredients of this vaccine?
> 15. What are the individual side effects of each of the
> ingredients?
> 16. How do these vaccine ingredients interact amongst
> themselves?
> 17. What are the heavy metals used in this vaccine?
> 18. What are the carcinogens in this vaccine?
> 19. What are the neurotoxins in this vaccine?
> 20. Which animal/human serum/tissues have been used?
> 21. What are the antibiotics in this vaccine?
> 22. Have genetically modified viruses been used?
> 23. Which particular test has made you sure about the efficacy of this
> vaccine?
> 24. How is this vaccine going to be administered?
> 25. Does this vaccine take care of both humoral and cell mediated immunity?
> 26.
> Has the public been taken into confidence about the way the vaccine has
> been tested, certified, and the side effects of the vaccine? What made
> you decide that this vaccine can be indiscriminately administered to all
> children
> without taking into consideration their health history, family history
> and without testing for their possible allergic reaction to any of the
> vaccine ingredients? What about those who are genetically susceptible
> to toxic damage? How do you intend to screen the children?
> 27. What is the protocol to treat children who suffer from side effects of
> this vaccine?
> 28. What is the procedure to record adverse effects from this vaccine?
> 29. Will the adverse effects noted be available for public scrutiny?
> 30. What will be the medico legal options for parents
> whose children suffer from adverse effects?
> 31. What is the amount of compensation that will be paid to infants who die
> from he adverse effects of this vaccine?
> 32. Who will pay the compensation?
> 33.
> Who is the responsible person who can be held liable in case this
> vaccine is proved to be ineffective and/or associated with severe
> adverse effects?
> 34. In countries where this vaccine has been allowed what are ALL the side
> effects that have been noted?
> 35.
> What is the source of funding of the ASAP? Can we have the list of
> people/organisations who have financially supported it? Who, besides
> you, are the other members of this organisation and their current
> occupation and background?
>
> This letter does not debar us from
> asking further questions. We hope you will share the reply with ALL of
> us. We are very much interested to know. We will ask further questions
> upon receipt of the answers.
>
> If you are unable to answer the questions or
> you think that these questions are irrelevant kindly let us know.
>
> Thanking you,
>
> Yours faithfully,
> Jagannath Chatterjee.
> jagchat01@... <jagchat01%40yahoo.com>
> Citizen of India.
>
> cc: Doctors/activists/policy makers/medico legal experts/public health
> experts/academicians
> who may be interested to know more about this vaccine.
>
> "The damage caused by vaccine exposure (of mercury) is massive. It's bigger
> than asbestos, bigger than tobacco, bigger than anything you've ever seen."
> - Mark Blaxill, vice president of Safe Minds, a nonprofit organization
> concerned about the role of mercury in medicines.
>
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