When I heard my US-based friends cheerily talking about their recent swine flu vaccinations, I was a little bit jealous. The Indian swine flu vaccine seems to have fallen down the proverbial rabbit hole. But then I read articles like this one and I don't feel quite so bad. Maybe there are legitimate reasons for not getting the vaccine. In which case, I'm actually lucky!
The other day a pharma friend told me the reason so many American companies want to do clinical trials in India is because it's easy to find "naive" patients. I promise, this sounds more sinister than it is. What they mean is that the average Indian isn't on nearly as many drugs as the average American - his system is more "naive."
We could argue forever the pros and cons of naivete, especially in light of the fact that millions of Indian children still don't get the lifesaving vaccinations they need. But there must be some no man's land between rampant typhoid and prescribing Viagra for a bad mood. No?
We could argue forever the pros and cons of naivete, especially in light of the fact that millions of Indian children still don't get the lifesaving vaccinations they need. But there must be some no man's land between rampant typhoid and prescribing Viagra for a bad mood. No?
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