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Top doctor says very few adverse reactions to H1N1 vaccine6 o4 a0 k4 Q$ ~* Q r+ ~
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0 R g7 E0 g7 f) KOTTAWA — 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.' n* h, I1 t2 |- c, i1 B
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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."$ g3 @, Z$ Z: A5 [2 [- ^& O
4 p7 |, B9 P1 A5 c; N6 j" IMore serious reactions can include life-threatening illnesses, hospitalizations, disabilities or deaths.: {" E, K4 a" q x9 Z/ j
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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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. L1 J5 m3 t& J8 eAll 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.& Z# w( l3 X/ N- @
; `. ]" N. a/ G a4 @% j2 ZA 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.! k7 h! ?4 B$ w. j) ^( L
4 F5 z/ I; r' `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.: q9 d9 H# _ _( X& h( ~5 m& K
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The federal government says it will list adverse reactions to the H1N1 vaccine on its www.fightflu.ca website.) e6 i% I$ w' L. G2 m
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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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