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Top doctor says very few adverse reactions to H1N1 vaccine- W) _/ a# A( \ Q
(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.. c( I! k1 _9 [
2 X- K4 k& R( k7 w7 b/ v' lDr. David Butler-Jones says that of the 6.5 million people who have received the H1N1 vaccine, only 36 have had serious adverse reactions.8 z- E2 q$ n+ M7 [# [0 g: A6 r
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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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F$ s7 m0 Y1 L5 X& n# ?More serious reactions can include life-threatening illnesses, hospitalizations, disabilities or deaths.9 P6 ?5 y' F3 d8 c+ E
' M: B$ g; Y M' g6 C5 ~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.6 R" f& G1 _% F) g" p
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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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1 d8 _! }& V% O; L/ \+ ]+ QA version of the vaccine without the booster is being held for pregnant women.5 i; k1 d1 \ o+ P
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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.
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& v8 e. L& }# }1 b: u+ ~( hMild 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.( k: Y. G2 p) ?
% t% q+ }0 I9 @. B: T. VThe 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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