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Top doctor says very few adverse reactions to H1N1 vaccine! y* l5 {1 A' I6 l
(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.0 q6 F& Q( \: V7 I/ s. R' ?/ m* e
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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."/ w0 U9 K9 o1 I
8 P' R: ] ~, r. RMore serious reactions can include life-threatening illnesses, hospitalizations, disabilities or deaths.5 P; O( G2 p% |! F1 ~: A0 e6 ^' w& ~2 S
; x% y" y3 E& r. ~" ]4 J# e% YOne 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.4 w5 c7 i: v1 f) v
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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./ D5 B# Z1 i- I
( y* d( C& j5 m! V- z2 s; kA version of the vaccine without the booster is being held for pregnant women.
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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.2 k: B; Q' J) J) T/ L0 l [9 }
. t$ [ B* K% l; j, j( UMild 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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The federal government says it will list adverse reactions to the H1N1 vaccine on its www.fightflu.ca website. `; E A. J# |8 g
/ v/ V; W: f/ P, }- M/ h4 rSo 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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