WHO being questioned about dubious vaccines by Indian doctors.

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4. International Agencies Telling Media Lies Over Hib VaccineIn a just published report in the Indian Journal of Medical Research, three senior Indian paediatricians have accused these agencies - USAID, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Hib Initiative and The GAVI Alliance - of misrepresentation of facts by selectively and inaccurately reporting the actual findings of the Bangladesh Hib probe study in order to

promote the vaccine's wider use. These statements argue in favour of Hib vaccination in developing countries through "selective interpretation / presentation of the actual research findings", says Jacob Puliyel at St. Stephens Hospital in New Delhi and one of the doctors finding fault with the press release. The press release made another misrepresentation by saying the study "builds on" evidence of the burden of Hib pneumonia from Indonesia whereas the Indonesia study actually reported more pneumonia in the Hib vaccinated group than controls, says Puliyel. The Indian doctors suggest that international organisations should ensure balanced reporting of research through the media and not misrepresent facts.IANS, The Times Of India