The ICIR will be publishing a special report about the 1996 Kano Pfizer Vaccine Trial.
Two hundred children were administered with Trovafloxacin (Trovan), a vaccine then newly manufactured by Pfizer.
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Two hundred children were administered with Trovafloxacin (Trovan), a vaccine then newly manufactured by Pfizer.
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And none of the parents were ever told that their children were being used as guinea pigs until each of the victims started showing new health challenges that are similar.
Pfizer did not obtain consent as required in such procedures.
Pfizer did not obtain consent as required in such procedures.
The @Fmohnigeria investigation committee set up to investigate the clinical trial of Trovan by Pfizer found out that the Principal Investigator
(PI), Dr Isa Dutse, gave a backdated Ethical Committee Clearance to Pfizer, a forged approval to do the test in the country.
(PI), Dr Isa Dutse, gave a backdated Ethical Committee Clearance to Pfizer, a forged approval to do the test in the country.
Three visiting American doctors of Pfizer who were not cleared nor licensed by Nigerian Medical Council to practice in Nigeria participated in the patient-care.
Eventually, the case was tried in court, and Pfizer agreed to compensate all victims.
Eventually, the case was tried in court, and Pfizer agreed to compensate all victims.
Twenty-four years after the trial, some victims of the failed vaccine can't still live normally, and have not been compensated.
The ICIR tracked these victims.
Read the story tomorrow on icirnigeria.org
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The ICIR tracked these victims.
Read the story tomorrow on icirnigeria.org
#PfizerKanoVaccineTrial #VaccineTrial #PfizerVaccine
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