Why pharma giant GSK won't pay mother and baby home trial victims
We hear from survivor Mari Steed
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Show Notes
Mari Steed was just five months old when she was subjected to an experimental vaccine trial at Bessborough mother and baby home in county Cork. She was administered a ‘4 in 1’ inoculation, without her mother’s consent. Four decades later, when she gained access to her medical records, she discovered the horrifying truth. Now, survivors just like Mari are looking for answers and for compensation from GSK (GlaxoSmithKleine), the pharmaceutical company responsible for undertaking these medical trials. But GSK won’t pay and the door has been shut on redress negotiations. To understand what took place and why the multi-billion pharma company have taken this firm stance, Bernice Harrison is joined by Current Affairs editor Arthur Beesley, former Special Rapporteur on Child Protection Prof Conor O’Mahony and survivor Mari Steed.
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