 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
Top doctor says very few adverse reactions to H1N1 vaccine# H. E$ U- Q8 y, y9 N
(CP) – 6 hours ago
. X% f" T. s: r% I0 @+ I: H
7 k' i M) _" KOTTAWA — The country's chief public health officer says few Canadians have suffered serious side effects from the swine-flu shot.
8 P+ a/ c' s; i! p9 w! w" ?
* C. r' ]$ T& {- GDr. David Butler-Jones says that of the 6.5 million people who have received the H1N1 vaccine, only 36 have had serious adverse reactions.& |$ ?9 b/ a0 e3 `, O
6 ]6 Z! y8 s0 h* y8 A7 ~3 K( i
"With any vaccination campaign, we expect to see some cases of serious adverse events," he said. "They are very rare, but they are part of all mass-vaccination campaigns and we expect to see a small number of them."
: a3 u+ | {) S: r- H$ X+ j
& z: Z9 Q: |$ h% U! NMore serious reactions can include life-threatening illnesses, hospitalizations, disabilities or deaths.
# j+ x- q9 M) P9 N7 L) ~3 z
; \0 l+ Q7 `+ G; ]One person is believed to have died from a serious reaction to the vaccine, Butler-Jones said, but the death hasn't yet been conclusively linked to the flu shot. He said it's possible the elderly person who died suffered from an underlying condition.
Y- E* a% Y) z ~; }" n
. f. u" O( k- x* F$ k1 z7 V2 XAll the serious side effects came after shots of the adjuvanted vaccine, which contains a compound to boost the vaccine's potency. Butler-Jones said that's likely because the vast majority of people being vaccinated are getting the adjuvanted vaccine.
( V. {9 {$ ]. |8 `! U: X( {% F8 S `: |/ u: V# c$ ~8 B3 O0 f. k5 L
A version of the vaccine without the booster is being held for pregnant women.
" o* j# v, c; d+ `! Q7 R) I. ^2 e. L0 @# ]6 J3 E9 h
Butler-Jones said the serious side effects from the H1N1 shot fall into two categories: allergic reactions, or fevers and convulsions.
- C! K3 `/ n1 v( e+ n
: c V3 G0 C/ ~Mild effects, such as nausea, soreness, headaches and fever, are far more common reactions to the swine-flu shot - just as they are for all vaccines.
* l. w. O& C- x. ~3 X8 ?( J
( K0 V+ L7 ^% Q. D5 e8 sThe federal government says it will list adverse reactions to the H1N1 vaccine on its www.fightflu.ca website.
; ~, c' r% S$ [8 k% X5 `( F [; ?% F) q# @
So far, 198 people have died of swine flu. By comparison, seasonal flu kills between 4,000 to 8,000 Canadians each year. |
|