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Top doctor says very few adverse reactions to H1N1 vaccine( H0 N9 T1 Y1 d1 j0 e+ S
(CP) – 6 hours ago
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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.
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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."- B/ H4 {. |/ K* O
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More serious reactions can include life-threatening illnesses, hospitalizations, disabilities or deaths.
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+ Z. p- P7 r6 vOne 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.# E9 r5 X( Q6 G. _
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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.7 c& ^. j. Q1 M
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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.
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6 z* o* z. o4 N0 ]1 { L& MMild 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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0 Q/ t1 n3 ^% aThe federal government says it will list adverse reactions to the H1N1 vaccine on its www.fightflu.ca website.) Y' U5 k' T7 C) l9 N6 r
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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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