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

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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5 f1 z. m( {# v. N; ~) B) VDr. 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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"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* p9 j& S) P/ B2 U7 I$ c- fMore serious reactions can include life-threatening illnesses, hospitalizations, disabilities or deaths.

4 D+ l  ~. Y9 pOne 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.

6 x+ |) r8 }' G5 x) aAll 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.

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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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.
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* C% E, X0 }+ _! P- t& l% Q9 R  xThe federal government says it will list adverse reactions to the H1N1 vaccine on its www.fightflu.ca website.
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" L8 @* i& g* j2 L9 g8 ^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。