Last month, 1.2 million doses of Merck’s children’s Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine because of concerns that it was tainted with bacteria. A Merck spokesperson said that there is no evidence that there is bacteria in the vaccine, which has already been administered to many children, but "it is theoretically possible something slipped through."
Theoretically possible? Slipped through? Isn’t that the case with any drug product when we really think about it? They must have some reason to believe that something is wrong with this batch of vaccine if they recalled 1.2 million doses. That’s millions of dollars in lost revenue for them because they "cannot assure the sterility of these specific lots of vaccine."
I don’t know about you, but I find that rather alarming. Isn’t assuring sterility a key part of the job? Or did I imagine that? What do you think?
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Tags: womens health, woman, health, hib vaccine, FDA drug recall, Merck
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