Tag: Dr. Scott Halstead

US expert says due diligence should have been exercised before Dengvaxia was administered on massive scale

“I was astonished, quite upset” the mass immunization program was going forward, Dr. Halstead says By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service A US scientist who has been studying dengue since the 1970s said on Tuesday that there should have been a blood test first before Dengvaxia was administered on a massive scale. Speaking before the Senate blue ribbon and health committees hearing on the Dengvaxia mess, Dr. Scott Halstead said that while the Department of […]