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Top doctor says very few adverse reactions to H1N1 vaccine
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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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o: {. z/ ^: G) m" J8 wDr. 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."- k. V u! Q' L! U! i
- V" _) U( o2 B% ~More serious reactions can include life-threatening illnesses, hospitalizations, disabilities or deaths.
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) {6 \& ]: w# [3 n5 COne 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.' g3 @$ d( i" E- m/ \# q. m+ Y6 t
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All 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.5 l4 U* a: `0 o
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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.7 f! |* ~4 H H# @
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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.* h+ k. z" Z& E1 [ `/ \1 {" I" S- |: S
8 T! J! L$ O9 `$ ?/ J, nThe federal government says it will list adverse reactions to the H1N1 vaccine on its www.fightflu.ca website." Z' ?" I% S# L, o1 g
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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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