Pentavalent

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Pentavalent Vaccine at a glance:

• According to UNICEF, “The pentavalent vaccine is a combination of five vaccines in one: diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenza type b (the bacteria that causes meningitis, pneumonia and otitis).” [1]
• The Pentavalent vaccine is typically administered in developing countries.

Why should I be concerned?

• Studies show that the pentavalent vaccine has been linked to death.
• The World Health Organization (WHO) has removed Easyfive, a brand of pentavalent vaccine, from their list of prequalified vaccines due to quality concerns. [2]

1. UNICEF – Dominican Republic: Immunisation and Pentavalent Vaccine
2. World Health Organization: Pentavalent vaccine, Easyfive, removed from WHO list of prequalified vaccines

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Pentavalent Vaccine Articles

• Four children die in Kerala after administration of pentavalent vaccine
• Pentavalent vaccine unsafe, says experts
• Vaccine deaths yet to show ‘causal links’
• Other illness, not the vaccines, cause boy’s death