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Top doctor says very few adverse reactions to H1N1 vaccine
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{8 y% J2 Q' Q" XOTTAWA — 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.$ S8 k4 t! O9 g! c
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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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& R3 f" L+ L6 \0 `( E( G! qMore serious reactions can include life-threatening illnesses, hospitalizations, disabilities or deaths.5 p8 V# i% ?! _+ c+ ~
1 k0 W6 X X2 w* x% a( p2 Q; d8 KOne 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.$ }4 d, U7 Q; \+ E
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A version of the vaccine without the booster is being held for pregnant women.
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& R' W/ s, R6 u8 v. @Butler-Jones said the serious side effects from the H1N1 shot fall into two categories: allergic reactions, or fevers and convulsions.# T4 N3 k, I4 x9 u# G
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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.
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: l2 _, t) V0 C* c/ LThe federal government says it will list adverse reactions to the H1N1 vaccine on its www.fightflu.ca website.9 R; m% u' \8 A; u8 R% ?
8 \5 N% ~& P+ O% \4 k2 @+ a4 E2 g6 _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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