Chinese boy dies after being given MMR vaccine
- Two-year-old who had pre-existing lung condition died in hospital a day after being given jab
The authorities in central China are investigating the death of a boy who died a day after receiving the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine.
The two-year-old, identified only by his surname Hu, received the MMR shot on Tuesday at a health centre in Kaifu district in Hunan province’s Changsha city.
The boy lost consciousness the following night and was rushed to hospital but doctors were unable to revive the boy, Shanghai-based news portal Thepaper.cn reported.
The police are also advising the parents to release the body for a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death.
The centre has been temporarily closed during the investigation.
The case follows China’s largest vaccine scandal involving nearly 500,000 substandard DPT vaccines, which inoculate children against diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus, manufactured and sold by Chinese drug firm Changchun Changsheng Biotechnology.