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Top doctor says very few adverse reactions to H1N1 vaccine
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2 V$ e- ~) ?9 X ^2 T9 b t" VOTTAWA — 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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3 ?; l$ P: {$ a- W5 b, q8 n, I"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."6 v$ ^+ A) C+ g+ u* G. a8 Y$ v; C
4 l, z0 M& _& ]5 k+ NMore serious reactions can include life-threatening illnesses, hospitalizations, disabilities or deaths.7 m5 V0 A* i0 T
/ F' ?+ W V' q( j9 IOne 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 u- o% d; I
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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 u0 k) U, @! N }2 `/ ^" a
, ?2 }9 T7 X) E/ o" C, a+ `9 nButler-Jones said the serious side effects from the H1N1 shot fall into two categories: allergic reactions, or fevers and convulsions.; l. c9 v5 R% m, M% j& r
) O9 d5 x/ e7 X3 I/ i4 _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.$ n- r0 m0 A: \. _$ ^. R
5 O! T. l8 v3 ~' _The federal government says it will list adverse reactions to the H1N1 vaccine on its www.fightflu.ca website.
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0 ^; A% y8 E9 l% ~# jSo 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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