Yesterday (2nd Feb 2015) in SCF meeting, representatives (B Ramesh 96763 92152) from Serum Institute of India Limited, Pune gave a demonstration on their Nasal Spray Vaccine for Swine Flu. Info gathered (some, aside) are shared here.
They are ready to sell Nasovac S for Rs 400 as against MRP Rs 800.
Nasal spray vaccine is fast acting, as it contains live virus.
The complete kit contains powder, liquid, injection syringe, nasal sprayer etc
The powder and liquid components have to be mixed; then sprayed into each nostril 25 ml each.
Once a year in the beginning of FLU season Oct to March, is necessary.
Flue virus does not survive in hot weather
Injectable vaccines are also available, slightly costlier, slower in action (takes upto 7 days to provide immunity) and require you to visit the physician twice involving time and money for taking injection.
People taking aspirin regularly - pregnant ladies and children of age group 9 to 19 - should not take this vaccine.
Very young and very old have high risk of being infected.
These Swine Flu vaccines are not made in India. All are imported (in this case from Pfizer); I learnt that vaccines banned abroad are also sold in India due to laxity of Govt, ignorance of public and connivance of doctors. Doctors look at what they would gain instead of trying to figure out if vaccines are required at all and whether they are effective / useful. It is also a fact that unnecessary hype and scare is being created by vested interest - media and the vaccine manufacturing industry.
Here is audio file attachment to Dr Brahma Reddy's video on caution against vaccines.
This audio shows clearly that there is alot of unnecessary hype and scare over swine flu.
However the cost of vaccine mentioned as rs 5000 by mr reddy holds good for pneumonia vaccine only and not for flu vaccine. REst of the advice - not to be scared by media - is correct.
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