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Top doctor says very few adverse reactions to H1N1 vaccine! G& @$ u' z' G: y' |" D- D2 l
(CP) – 6 hours ago
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, U1 j- {# G. `% ?* }. mOTTAWA — The country's chief public health officer says few Canadians have suffered serious side effects from the swine-flu shot.* C) `! O/ c( r9 @
- `+ b- d( a- r; u# _; F% j4 ]Dr. David Butler-Jones says that of the 6.5 million people who have received the H1N1 vaccine, only 36 have had serious adverse reactions.' Q/ C( s: ~* B7 c
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"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."; A$ t$ m" f4 Y# S
! K% I. F8 W5 X) P: I( a+ |( x: ZMore serious reactions can include life-threatening illnesses, hospitalizations, disabilities or deaths.( w* M* b8 C8 d3 r
6 D2 Z, A9 Y# C2 m OOne 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.
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) Z7 D. Y; L1 JAll 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.% ]4 U- G, x. G. A: I6 R
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Butler-Jones said the serious side effects from the H1N1 shot fall into two categories: allergic reactions, or fevers and convulsions.0 ~3 p. n- s0 i
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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./ n3 P6 j6 B/ D
9 d7 N) J8 D' F: Y8 }The federal government says it will list adverse reactions to the H1N1 vaccine on its www.fightflu.ca website.
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So far, 198 people have died of swine flu. By comparison, seasonal flu kills between 4,000 to 8,000 Canadians each year. |
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