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Rokotusinfo ry is a Finnish non-profit, pro-vaccine-choice, pro-information organization founded June 1st, 2002. Our policy is to not take a stand against or pro vaccination, instead our position is that the decision is up to each person responsible for her or his own health or of their childrens'. The persons who founded Rokotusinfo ry felt that the official information given by the governmental vaccine-manufacturing and vaccine-delivering organization is not something which is enough for an informed decision.

Current activity includes maintaining a vaccine information website in Finnish - you can try taking a look at it with Google Translate. We have also published leaflets with information about vaccination.

(26.8.2010) Finland: Chancellor of Justice is investigating if bribery was used in narcolepsy-suspect Pandemrix vaccine trade

According to Nelonen (Channel 4) news, the investigation has begun because two individuals have reported their suspicions to the Chancellor. Investigation targets the Ministry of Health and THL, National Instute for Health and Welfare. THL has received more than six million euros last year from GlaxoSmithKline, which manufactures Pandemrix. THL has also had a key role in the decision to order Pandemrix to every Finnish inhabitant.

To worries that there's a conflict of interest with THL investigating whether narcolepsy is caused by Pandemrix, the Ministry of Health has the position that it trusts THL and sees no problem with the issue. The written material which lead to the bribery investigation however also requested that the Ministry of Health's actions should be investigated. Ministry of Health made the final decision of ordering Pandemrix.

According to Chancellor of Justice, Jaakko Jonkka, there's no direct [ evidence to support ] suspicion of bribery, but the situation where GlaxoSmithKline has funded THL's activities with millions of euros and THL buys vaccines from GSK is, generally speaking, a risky situation, since the seller funds the buyer. "As the old saying goes, there's no such thing as a free lunch".

Updates:

  • (19.8.2010) YLE: Several times the normal rate of narcolepsy after GlaxoSmithKline's Pandemrix swine flu vaccine in children in Finland.

    Although the THL's Vaccine Department Director Terhi Kilpi does not fear any connection between the H1N1 jab and narcolepsy, according to the news THL is investigating the issue. THL received last year more than six million euros, several times it's vaccine department's normal budgetary allowance, from Pandemrix's manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline. Ministry of Health has plans of moving vaccine bidding from THL to Ministry of Health because of the conflict of interest resulting from THL's GlaxoSmithKline and other vaccine manufacturer contracts.

    According to YLE, Minister of Health and Social Services, Paula Risikko says the issue must be investigated thoroughly - however, the Minister said the swine flu vaccination programme would continue. According to Aamulehti however, another THL's vaccine expert, Hanna Nohynek, who unlike the Vaccine Department Director Terhi Kilpi is not directly involved in the several million euro research contract between GlaxoSmithKline and THL, recommends that children and adolescents should not be vaccinated with Pandemrix.