Vaccines suspended (Update: Human Error)

[Tonka]

http://www.am.com.mx/Nota.aspx?ID=482540

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Vaccines suspended
SOTO TERESA MARTINEZ
POSTED: 15/6/2011

Suspended in the local IMSS clinic hepatitis B vaccine and the pentavalent, because 4 children had hypoglycemia after application in Morelia and analyze the causes.
A statewide alert was launched in the IMSS because 3 of these children are severe, with affection in the central nervous system.

The director of the Children's Hospital in Morelia Faustino Chavez, said that although it has not been proven to be the biological causes these diseases in children who until yesterday remained in intensive care, decided to suspend the vaccination to determine.

40 children were vaccinated between Monday and Tuesday of last week against hepatitis B and pentavalent, and only 4 had adverse reactions, one of which was already discharged.

Dr. Ch?vez said that the 3 children are affected in the central nervous system and one of them, still convulsing came with hypoglycemic coma.

In this regard, the director of the Family Medicine Unit of the IMSS, in La Piedad Alejandro Verduzco, reported that they were notified of the suspension of the implementation of pentavalent and hepatitis B, biological said no, so did not apply for days for a shortage.

Common reactions after a vaccine, he said, is a fever, skin disorders and general poor, who stressed not all cases are given.

He explained that moms should be alert to any over-reaction such as fever higher than 38 degrees and not less with a bath or paracetamol, if this occurs should be reported immediately go to a doctor.

The said reactions are common and somewhat normal as it applies in the biological attenuated virus and the body responds to these agents to create the defense, becoming immune to the virus.

He said that in La Piedad has a record of 5,253 children under 5 years who are timely manner flu shots to protect them from disease, and fortunately they have not been relevant reactions or any sequel.

The SS has another item

With news and IMSS suspension of the application of vaccines, the head of the Sanitary District No. 6, Barnabas Duarte Arevalo reported that they are immunized.

This is because the notification received by the Ministry of Health, was to analyze the batch number of biological and those who have not the same with that vaccinated children are currently in critical condition, they authorized to continue with preventive measures.

He added that the National Health last week completed schemes and the goal of 14 thousand 988 children vaccinated children was fulfilled, and are currently completing the schemes.

[Tonka]

Re: Vaccines suspended

http://www.aztecanoticias.com.mx/notas/estados-y-df/58751/grave-bebe-que-recibio-vacunas-en-michoacan

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Grave baby who received vaccines in Michoac?n
Source
Azteca News
June 14, 2011
22:28


Morelia, Michoacan .- Four babies between 5 and 6 months of age were applied the vaccine pentavalent and hepatitis "B" in the IMSS clinic in the community of San Nicolas de Obispo in Morelia , Michoacan.

But after the vaccination were hospitalized in emergency in a coma arrived at Children's Hospital . One of the children is very serious.

Explains the director of the hospital, Faustino Chavez, that "the baby is in intensive care, is very serious: it has continued convulsing."

The other three children recover from the hypoglycemia, but his health continued observation.

Health authorities in Michoacan respective studies conducted to determine if the vaccines could cause inflammation in the brains of children.

"The Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), ISSSTE and the Ministry of Health are studying what happened, to establish whether or not related to vaccines or if something happened to the three little ones," added Chavez.

[Tonka]

Re: Vaccines suspended

http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/772466.html

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Vaccines doubt Michoac?n
Three of the six babies who were vaccinated a week ago are still hospitalized reporting serious condition, but stable

Veracruz with 94% of vaccines used in Health Week 07/06/2011
Tlaxcala reported shortage of four vaccines 02/06/2011
Hidalgo with complete immunization schedules 05/20/2011
Morelia, Michoacan. | Monday June 13, 2011
Elly Castle / Correspondent | The Universal
21:16


Morelia's tenure in San Nicol?s Obispo, people have begun to doubt the veracity of the vaccines that applies IMSS Oportunidades .

At least nine adults and six babies under 11 years are still suffering the ravages of vaccines given a week ago at the local clinic the IMSS Oportunidades.

They all were applied Pentavalent vaccine and Hepatitis B in the day, and spend the hours all also began to record symptoms such as fever, convulsions, feeling very hungry, low sugar, among other symptoms.

To all the health authorities also owe an explanation of what had happened, and to ensure "this is not normal."

"We got to the hospital thinking since our son was going to die because he was Moradita, with 41 degrees of fever and loose little body, his eyes darkened," commented Diana Arias and Ernesto P?rez, Jes?s Nicol?s P?rez parents of one year four months.

"We choose where to get paid off, with whom he could, but we prefer to take my grandson to a private hospital where they charged us 2,600 pesos. The truth is we do not have the money but we'll fly to rely on public hospitals "says Noemi Perez, grandmother of small Yahir Cort?s six months.

In a tour made by the community El Universal, felt the discomfort, but above all the concern about the impact it can have in each of those affected.

"I was released a rumor that insulin instead of the corresponding vaccines, just imagine how big of irresponsibility!" exclaimed Jose Santiago, Mariela P?rez Arias husband of 23 years of age, one of nine adults who were affected by the vaccine for Hepatitis B.

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[curiosity]

Re: Vaccines suspended

"Japan - Child deaths after Hib and pneumococcal vaccinations" - link to Japan incident

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=162844

Pentavalent Vaccine includes HIB. HIB was administered to the cases in this post and the children in Japan (except case 2). Coincidence? Manufacturer related? Unrelated entirely?

Info on Pentavalent Vaccine:

http://www.hibaction.org/news/2009/20090115_QAPentavalent.pdf

[Tonka]

Re: Vaccines suspended

http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/777446.html

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One baby dies immunized with insulin
The other children are still reported as serious since they received by mistake, insulin injections instead of the pentavalent vaccine and Hepatitis B

Opportunities doubt vaccines in Michoacan 13/06/2011
Three vaccine sick babies 10/06/2011
Morelia | Tuesday July 5, 2011
Elly Castle / Correspondent | The Universal
22:24


The Tuesday afternoon killed one of three babies tenure Morelia San Nicol?s Obispo, affected by failure to apply for human error on the part of staff I MSS Opportunities , insulin instead of the pentavalent vaccine and Hepatitis B.

From June 7, three children had impact damage after seizures and be admitted to the Hospital Infantil de Morelia , after receiving four doses of vaccine as part of the basic vaccination.

Faced with criticism and doubt in the efficacy of vaccines, hospitalized 10 days after the June 17, the delegate of the IMSS in Michoac?n, Julio Cesar Gonzalez, acknowledged anomalies in the case of vaccination.

At that time the federal official said that everything pointed to those affected received by mistake, insulin injections instead of the pentavalent vaccine and Hepatitis B, whereupon said nurses who applied the vaccine had already been separated from their charge.

The delegate Gonzalez defended the effectiveness and goodness of vaccines, since it is not said that they have been in bad shape, but it is human error, and said that the health status of children was "serious but stable. "

However, this Olivia Rosas, grandmother of the little Jesus Angel, reported death of his grandson in an IMSS hospital in Guadalajara, after 22 days of receiving medical care in that hospital.

Visibly distraught at what they accused as "indifference and contempt of the authorities" of the IMSS, the small family of the deceased said "left us alone with our pain," by which demanded justice for those responsible for the death of Jesus Angel.

"We were informed this afternoon that my grandson died, and without any authority present, the attending doctor who gave us the news. We are hurt because we had told the officer that my grandson would come of it, that nothing more serious as he going to happen, "said ailing.
He said his economic condition does not allow the costs of the wake, so it asked the authorities accountable.

Authorities are expected to return this IMSS Michoac?n midnight the body of the little Jesus Angel to be buried.

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