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Top doctor says very few adverse reactions to H1N1 vaccine4 q" s( u& F2 v5 w8 C+ I
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OTTAWA — The country's chief public health officer says few Canadians have suffered serious side effects from the swine-flu shot.
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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.% l0 A5 L$ Q' u, J2 z. D- z1 K
* F7 s# O% t* ~( a+ s"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."
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7 S0 C: q5 G" p; C' jMore serious reactions can include life-threatening illnesses, hospitalizations, disabilities or deaths.
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- ?' i* M8 K' ]: _: \5 r9 TOne 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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+ v' `' u" Y$ S3 cAll 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.
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A version of the vaccine without the booster is being held for pregnant women.4 s0 [6 b+ D2 ^" I0 S
. G: b3 L& T2 EButler-Jones said the serious side effects from the H1N1 shot fall into two categories: allergic reactions, or fevers and convulsions.! x, O) S* C( B7 x" C6 K, p+ K& I
d: `8 i" h0 W: q/ D& k/ x0 jMild 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.. `3 q. L' E( U8 p5 r ?8 J
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The federal government says it will list adverse reactions to the H1N1 vaccine on its www.fightflu.ca website.5 B$ ? }3 y$ E; i) d- u. q
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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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