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More than a dozen slum residents in an Indian city say they thought they were being vaccinated They were part of clinical trials
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Bhopal gas tragedy victims were used as guinea pigs for COVID vaccine trials
Print edition : February 12, 2021
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Outside a designated centre for vaccine trials in Bhopal on January 8. The Phase 3 trial for Covaxin is going on. The lack of efficacy data has led to a trust deficit among the public. Photo: GAGAN NAYAR/AFP
Bhopal gas tragedy victims were used as guinea pigs for COVID vaccine trials in total violation of ethical and medical norms.
In early December last year, as the world battled the novel coronavirus, a van arrived at Garib Nagar, a slum in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, loudspeakers attached to it blaring an announcement: Come and get vaccinated for COVID. And get Rs.750 in exchange. For the survivors of the Union Carbide gas leak of 1984 who lived there, some of who could not even afford a rickshaw ride to the hospital, it seemed like an amazing offer. For 57-year-old Mohan Sahu, whose daily income from selling peanuts on a handcart is Rs.250, it was an opportuni
Covid-19 vaccine trials expose regulatory cracks
Shot in the arm: Doctors at a Bhopal hospital after taking the vaccine - THE HINDU/ AM FARUQUI
Shot in the arm: Doctors at a Bhopal hospital after taking the vaccine - THE HINDU/ AM FARUQUI×
Volunteers complain that the patient voice continues to be lost in the din; oversight committees must ensure patient is safe
The similarities are unsettling. Volunteers alleging that they did not know they were part of a clinical trial. A cloud over their consent, and whether it was taken as mandated by the law. And the location, Bhopal.
These are complaints from volunteers who participated in a Covid-19 vaccine trial at a Bhopal Hospital.
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