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Top doctor says very few adverse reactions to H1N1 vaccine
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, K _7 ^/ Q$ S% g& t5 yOTTAWA — The country's chief public health officer says few Canadians have suffered serious side effects from the swine-flu shot.) ^- o, ^2 I K* T# k" }. N: X( E% I
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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.0 J" K3 X/ e: S1 A$ D. k
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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."
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# v- Y% e6 s! W- P- h! CMore serious reactions can include life-threatening illnesses, hospitalizations, disabilities or deaths.
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2 K: x$ U; ]/ S: n, q* P! d7 |% ?9 FOne 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." G) ]$ ]( M$ K
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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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: x, |! u, I. \( I, f [Butler-Jones said the serious side effects from the H1N1 shot fall into two categories: allergic reactions, or fevers and convulsions.8 b" j- F {& H+ Z) H
4 x! @+ j! F% D" I( l( aMild 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.. J/ t5 F2 R; r
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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. |
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