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From: JOHN on 28 Jul 2008 03:46
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Medical License Breached
Monday, 28 July 2008, 11:45 am
Press Release: Ron Law
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0807/S00141.htm


Medical License Breached
Media Release
Ron Law
Risk & Policy Analyst

"The Minister of Health needs to explain to the public why the Ministry of
Health deliberately withheld information from parents that was a condition
of the license of the experimental drug, MeNZB," says risk & policy analyst
Ron Law.

Documents received under the Official Information Act show that on August 3
2004, the Ministry of Health's Director of the MeNZB campaign was advised,
in writing, (see attachment) that a condition of the MeNZB license required
the consent form to be amended to include the fact that the Minister's own
expert advisory committee was so concerned about the lack of efficacy
information relating the the experimental drug, MeNZB, that a condition of
the license to use MeZNB was that parents were advised of that concern.

Can the Minister please explain to the parents of New Zealand children why
Dr O'Hallahan ignored that important condition of the license?

Can the Minister also explain upon what basis one of Chiron's own
researchers, Dr Stewart Reid, writing in his capacity as a GP and an
"Advisor to the Meningococcal Vaccine Strategy," wrote a document (see
attachment) that was contrary to the findings of the Minister's own
committee (which he took part in) when he reassured health professionals,
"Key Message: The MeNZB vaccine targets the epidemic strain of meningococcal
disease in New Zealand and offers a high level of protection against the
epidemic strain that is expected to last for several years."... and "In
summary - The MeNZB vaccine targets the epidemic strain of meningococcal
disease in New Zealand and offers a high level of protection against the
epidemic strain that is expected to last for several years.?"


Attached:
Medsafe_Instruction_to_MOH_re_efficacy___3_Aug_2004.pdf


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