African Babies as Guinea Pigs? - Counterpunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names

9.2.12

African Babies as Guinea Pigs? � Counterpunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names

When it comes to the new malaria vaccine developed by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) now being tested on infants in the east African country of Tanzania I will let the words of an industry insider tell it best:

“There is not much profit to be made by big pharma from a highly effective malaria vaccine of practical use for African sufferers…they [Big Drugs) are fiendishly clever at exploiting any and all opportunities to reap big benefits.”

“The poorly performing malaria vaccine RTS,S, created by GSK with a healthy infusion of funds from the Gates Foundation, is being tested in Phase III trials in Africa now. Including many thousands of African infants.”

“GSK will not profit from RTS,S. However, RTS,S is injected along with a new GSK adjuvant called AS01.”