SIX parents whose babies died after they were vaccinated have approached the Legal Assistance Centre for help to sue the health ministry.
The Namibian understands that 21 babies countrywide have died since 2006 after receiving the vaccines which are normally administered to children at six weeks and 12 weeks in what has been termed sudden infant death syndrome.
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