Vaccine nexus: Whistleblower Bengaluru paediatrician Suspended from IAP post

BENGALURU: Dr Vipin Vashishtha, the paediatrician who blew the lid off the alleged unholy nexus between vaccine manufacturers and doctors recently, approached the Bengaluru police on Friday night against the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) over his suspension from its advisory committee.

In his statement, Dr Vashishtha alleged he was manhandled at the IAP’s ongoing 54th annual conference Pedicon at Palace Grounds here. Vashishtha was suspended on Friday from all memberships, including as convener of the Advisory Committee on Vaccines and Immunisation Practices, at the IAP conference. They were upset that I exposed their wrongdo ings. They were trying to debar me from the general body meeting on Friday. I told them to give me a chance to explain but they did not heed my request, and also manhandled me. I was then forced to approach the police,” Vashishtha told STOI. The High Grounds police, however, said Vashishtha has given a statement but not filed a complaint.

After Vashishtha questioned the reason for his suspension from the All India Pediatric Association, doctors and other IAP members reportedly told him this was not the place for such arguments.”Soon, a verbal altercation ensued between Vashishtha and others,” police said.