3 Newborns Dead and 25 Others Seriously Injured After Receiving Hepatitis B Vaccinations
On March 16, 2016, the Burmese newspaper The Irrawaddy reported that three babies had died and 25 others had become seriously ill after receiving hepatitis B vaccinations from the Bago General Hospital in Burma. According to the report, the babies who became ill shortly after receiving the vaccination all suffered from symptoms of blood poisoning.
The Health Ministry, who were said to be investigating the incident, stated that: