Baby's death 'may be coincidence': Vaccine maker

[The Straight Story]

Baby's death 'may be coincidence': Vaccine maker


The latest case of a baby who died after being injected with hepatitis B vaccine made by Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Company (Biokangtai), a vaccine maker based in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, was possibly a coincidence, said a spokesman of the company on Monday.

A 1-month-old girl died in Guangzhou on Feb 27, within 24 hours of being injected with hepatitis B vaccine made by the company, Yangcheng Evening News reported on Feb 28.

The girl was born in Hunan province on Jan 22, and was injected with hepatitis B vaccine made by another company soon after she was born. After the Spring Festival holiday, her parents took her to Guangzhou, where her father works.

On Feb 26, after the girl turned 1-month-old, her parents took her to a local health service center for a second shot of the vaccine. This time the vaccine used was made by Biokangtai.

The girl died at 3 am the following day.

http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-03/03/content_17319127.htm

[REP]

1. Death in China of a Chinese citizen?

All the way to China to find a scary scary vaccine story.

[cali]

2. +1

another inane op.

[The Straight Story]

3. It actually may be good for the US on imports:

China Probes Vaccine Makers Amid Heightened Scrutiny

China’s food and drug regulators are coming down on the country’s largest makers of the hepatitis B vaccine, even after clearing the manufacturers as a potential cause of nine infant deaths.

The country’s food and drug watchdog halted vaccine production at Beijing Tiantan Biological Products Corp. , Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co. and Dalian Hissen Bio-Pharm, citing a failure to meet new production quality, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. It didn’t elaborate on which quality requirements were unmet.

...

Recent reports will likely increase the demand for import vaccinations, which are already available in the Chinese market, though at a higher cost, said Helen Chen, a Shanghai-based partner and director of consultancy L.E.K. Consulting.

Food and drug safety remain major issues in China, where food scandals —often driven by economic motives—frequently appear in the news. In 2012, regulators halted the sale of some drugs after testing revealed their capsules contained excessive chromium levels.

Analysts say that some safety hazards have emerged as manufacturers look for ways to cut costs amid increasing pricing pressures in the health-care system. The central government, which overhauled the country’s health-care system over the past four years and extended national insurance to 95% of the population, has encouraged provincial governments to cut health-care costs and prices of so-called essential drugs, which include, among many, Chinese traditional medicines and antibiotics.

http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/01/03/china-probes-vaccine-makers-amid-heightened-scrutiny/

[pnwmom]

18. A large segment of our generics are now made in China. n/t

[MineralMan]

4. Indeed it could.

What's your point? Is this another anti-vaccination post?

[The Straight Story]

6. No...but people like to rush in and think that

Medicine makers and big companies in China have had some problems with quality over the years.

I am sure defenders of those companies will rush in and proclaim everything safe if it does not prop up their pet issues though - and anyone looking into evidence that these companies might not have the best track record and quality should just accept that they cannot make mistakes.

I am all for vaccines and am also for personal choice when it comes to getting them (your body, your choice).

Some folks see this as a religion - anything negative means their god might not exist so ignore the problems and attack the motives of the person posting it.

Personally - I would trust something made in the US more than China when it comes to medicine. But then I am not trying to blind myself because over the issues of manufacturing and safety to promote an ideal.

[REP]

8. Sorry, I don't remember the push to buy All Chinese Crap All the Time Always here

When you have a lot of windows open, it's easy to forget what site you're on. I catch myself sometimes about to post orchid-related stuff. On this site, we're largely against Chinese-made stuff due to quality control issues and that whole slave labor thing. HTH, HAND.

[The Straight Story]

9. Hmmm

We are on a site that discusses topics from all over the world. And as you noted Chinese made stuff has quality issues.

This is one of those times and is not a swipe at the US or vaccines here.

If I posted something about textiles in Lesotho it wouldn't mean I was against buying clothing

If nothing else this was a dig at China.

[dionysus]

12. sounds like an anti "shady chinese made vaccination" story to me, i wonder what the OP intended.

[The Straight Story]

17. Sigh

I post stories that about criminals that happen to be women and I am posting negative stories about women because I have an agenda.

Post something about drones and I hate Obama.

Post a story about some stupid thing a school does and hate teachers and public education.

Story about crappy chinese product and I am anti-vax.

Maybe, sometimes, people just post stories about things because you know what interest others and yourself. Perhaps the folks who so often find agendas in the post of others are just reflecting on what they themselves do. I dunno.

I read twitter, reddit, usnpl, and a slew of news sites a day looking for things of interest to post and what I get in return is 'hey, you must be up to something.

Yeah. Was bored, reading news, watching a show.

I think from here on out all my posts will have a disclaimer to help out some folks.

[dionysus]

20. naw, it was pretty clear where you were coming from . you're fine.

[LanternWaste]

5. I've learned my lesson. No more vaccines for me...

I've learned my lesson. No more vaccines for me... when I'm in China-- administered specifically in the Guangzhou province, and it's a Hep B vaccine made by Biokangta.

Whew... missed it by *that* much, too!

[REP]

7. FTW

[dionysus]

13. i must be old or something, for years i always knew FTW as fuck the world... and i could

never understand why people used it the way they did on DU posts, until one day it dawned on me, it must mean... "for the win"? (I hope)

[REP]

16. Yes - for the win!

[Hassin Bin Sober]

14. +1 LOL

[left is right]

10. my kids are in their 30s so I may be a bit behind in my knowledge of vaccines; but

2 shots in 36 days seem a bit excessive.

[clandestiny]

11. It's normal for children in the US to be loaded up. Here's a copy of the immunization schedule.

Birth

HBV: Hepatitis B vaccine; recommended to give the first dose at birth, but may be given at any age for those not previously immunized.

1-2 months

HBV: Second dose should be administered 1 to 2 months after the first dose.

2 months

DTaP: Diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis vaccine
Hib: Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine
IPV: Inactivated poliovirus vaccine
PCV: Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
Rota: Rotavirus vaccine

4 months

DTaP
Hib
IPV
PCV
Rota

6 months

DTaP
Hib
PCV
Rota: This third dose may be needed, depending on the brand of vaccine used in previous immunizations.

6 months and annually

Influenza: The vaccine is recommended every year for children 6 months and older. Kids under 9 who get a flu vaccine for the first time will receive it in two separate doses at least a month apart. Those younger than 9 who have been vaccinated in the past might still need two doses if they have not received at least two flu vaccinations since July 2010.

http://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/medical/immunization_chart.html#a_Birth

[demigoddess]

15. I'm pro-vaccine but that is a lot

to stick into a baby at such a young age.

[pnwmom]

19. In Europe they give significantly fewer vaccines over that period of time.

It is a controversial subject.