联邦公共卫生官承认，一人死于H1N1流感疫苗

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Top doctor says very few adverse reactions to H1N1 vaccine
(CP) – 6 hours ago

  b9 a6 D' r/ A0 @OTTAWA — The country's chief public health officer says few Canadians have suffered serious side effects from the swine-flu shot.

, R+ j! {7 O1 \+ QDr. David Butler-Jones says that of the 6.5 million people who have received the H1N1 vaccine, only 36 have had serious adverse reactions.
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  @/ K+ n2 r2 \$ `. A"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."

  J# J, R. p0 k" t* u. Q% U& yMore serious reactions can include life-threatening illnesses, hospitalizations, disabilities or deaths.

# }* O) S+ V) f# G! P4 BOne 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.

; ~! L- [' @! e' N9 DAll 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+ |& W. Z. N- gA version of the vaccine without the booster is being held for pregnant women.

( ?/ t9 t: }5 L/ `Butler-Jones said the serious side effects from the H1N1 shot fall into two categories: allergic reactions, or fevers and convulsions.
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: d- ?. q! W' a6 ]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.

2 F# V8 a! W8 k0 \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.

Marlin

再有几个，有人就要辞职了。