This is not a saying but the reality that is happening in India. All of us have been reading about the H1N1 flu virus and the rate at which it is spreading. The WHO has made predictions that a much worse strain of this virus would come back and can cause huge problems in a short while. In US it is still summer and flu generally spreads here in fall-winter seasons, so they are stocking up the vaccines for this virus. The Indian company Baxter has already produced its first batch of vaccines, that should be a happy news right? Well it is not! Here is the twist. These vaccines are going to be shipped to US and UK who already have contracts signed with this company and other Indian pharma companies. Indian government has not done anything about this yet. They have not even placed the orders for vaccines yet.
Somehow I am not able to assimilate this fact. The vaccines are produced in India, by Indians, with Indian resources but not for Indian use? Wonder what was this company thinking, may be their workers and family are immune to this virus or is it just the money or is it business as usual. This sounds like a suicide mission to me. Someone should stop this! For more info check this out http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/India/H1N1-vaccine-ready-India-napping/articleshow/4946865.cms
Friday, August 28, 2009
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Unbelievable.. and strange... May be India thought that Indians wouldnt need it at all :)
ReplyDeleteWell, India follows a different strategy. Spread the virus - so that people automatically develop immunity. So end of the day, we manufacture vaccine, export it and make money, while people in india, befriend and learn to live with h1n1 ;). What an idea sirjee !!!
ReplyDeleteDewdrop -> Well, we do have a better immunity than the western population :)
ReplyDeleteShant -> May b u r right, I guess thats how we got this immunity ;)