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Top doctor says very few adverse reactions to H1N1 vaccine/ f/ e' }% C$ [% Q+ \; ]
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$ F" z; w. ~( i J+ GOTTAWA — The country's chief public health officer says few Canadians have suffered serious side effects from the swine-flu shot.
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+ z6 e( W1 a% w0 d! U `& \+ hDr. 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."& p2 R% l) S* Y5 R. L, F
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More serious reactions can include life-threatening illnesses, hospitalizations, disabilities or deaths.( \- m$ h2 U9 }$ V
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One 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.
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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.4 z/ c& {) ]& R
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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.+ l# e) _- B$ |
1 y1 P) u/ \1 U" }% OMild 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.8 i$ R5 p; L+ A8 K$ b# a1 p/ A# D' \% _
) {+ m+ C# i6 h0 L, z4 n6 l% X+ FThe federal government says it will list adverse reactions to the H1N1 vaccine on its www.fightflu.ca website.: m1 R5 B2 [& Q U5 J: a7 f; {8 [; |& D
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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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