Reza Mahmud :
Public health experts warned that without conducting trial of covid vaccines in human body, its use may be a great risk and hazardous.
Experts are worried as the government initiated to buy Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from Inidia’s Serum company without any trial in Bangladesh.
They said people’s health conditions, diseases and use of medicines in a country, must be different from other areas of the globe.
In these circumstances, vaccines and such types of medicines must undergo trials in human bodies of a country before starting mass using.
It will be determined as to how the vaccines or the medicine will act on the human bodies in the country and if any bad reactions occur after using that.
If the adverse reaction is seen, then it will have to be classified cautiously what age group of people will face what types of bad impacts.
The public health experts said after identifying the side effects of the vaccine, the regulatory body of drug will give approval for use or refuse permission in the country.
In case of covid-19 vaccines, the health experts are worried that the government of Bangladesh may approve certain jabs to be used among the people without conducting trial of human body in the country.
They expressed anxiousness that it may cause another massive bad impacts among the people who will get the jabs.
“It must be remembered that it is the first generation vaccine. It may bear different
types of side effects which may creates serious health risks for certain populations,” Professor Nazrul Islam, former Vice-Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), told The New Nation.
He said, several people in different countries, who have taken the jab so far, found were sufferings from allergies and likewise health problems.
Such types of health problems could lead to mass crises among the vaccinate people in the country, he stated.
When contacted, Professor Dr. M. Muzaherul Huq, former Adviser of World Health Organisation (WHO) told The New Nation, “Use of covid-19 vaccine among mass people without adequate human body trial may triggers another hazardouse if it does not match with them.”
He said, in cases of every vaccine, it is very much important to watch human body trial in target country first.
It has to find is the vaccine effective? Is it standard in quality or have any side effect or bad reaction? he added.
Before vaccinating the people, it is must to identify if the jab works in every age group people’s body? he said.
The expert said that vaccine may have bad reactions in different people who have certain illness, who are using certain types of medicines or certain age groups people.
“So, it should not be ignored to hold human body trial before vaccinating the people,” he stressed on.
Professor Muzaherul Huq said, “We have a great chance to conduct human trial of Chinese vaccine ‘Sinovac’ in Bangladesh, but there is no heed to that.”
He suggested that the government should try again to consider Sinovac’s trial here.
Public health experts warned that without conducting trial of covid vaccines in human body, its use may be a great risk and hazardous.
Experts are worried as the government initiated to buy Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from Inidia’s Serum company without any trial in Bangladesh.
They said people’s health conditions, diseases and use of medicines in a country, must be different from other areas of the globe.
In these circumstances, vaccines and such types of medicines must undergo trials in human bodies of a country before starting mass using.
It will be determined as to how the vaccines or the medicine will act on the human bodies in the country and if any bad reactions occur after using that.
If the adverse reaction is seen, then it will have to be classified cautiously what age group of people will face what types of bad impacts.
The public health experts said after identifying the side effects of the vaccine, the regulatory body of drug will give approval for use or refuse permission in the country.
In case of covid-19 vaccines, the health experts are worried that the government of Bangladesh may approve certain jabs to be used among the people without conducting trial of human body in the country.
They expressed anxiousness that it may cause another massive bad impacts among the people who will get the jabs.
“It must be remembered that it is the first generation vaccine. It may bear different
types of side effects which may creates serious health risks for certain populations,” Professor Nazrul Islam, former Vice-Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), told The New Nation.
He said, several people in different countries, who have taken the jab so far, found were sufferings from allergies and likewise health problems.
Such types of health problems could lead to mass crises among the vaccinate people in the country, he stated.
When contacted, Professor Dr. M. Muzaherul Huq, former Adviser of World Health Organisation (WHO) told The New Nation, “Use of covid-19 vaccine among mass people without adequate human body trial may triggers another hazardouse if it does not match with them.”
He said, in cases of every vaccine, it is very much important to watch human body trial in target country first.
It has to find is the vaccine effective? Is it standard in quality or have any side effect or bad reaction? he added.
Before vaccinating the people, it is must to identify if the jab works in every age group people’s body? he said.
The expert said that vaccine may have bad reactions in different people who have certain illness, who are using certain types of medicines or certain age groups people.
“So, it should not be ignored to hold human body trial before vaccinating the people,” he stressed on.
Professor Muzaherul Huq said, “We have a great chance to conduct human trial of Chinese vaccine ‘Sinovac’ in Bangladesh, but there is no heed to that.”
He suggested that the government should try again to consider Sinovac’s trial here.
