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Top doctor says very few adverse reactions to H1N1 vaccine5 I9 p* m3 a( w6 A1 |! b: p
(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.7 y% [1 C$ M" ~, p
- e1 C1 q) |& C0 Y0 A" DDr. 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."1 p5 t [: h1 d5 F9 |0 O
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More serious reactions can include life-threatening illnesses, hospitalizations, disabilities or deaths.6 Z9 B* B; ]( [' d+ F. G
: W& M8 V' y" ^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.9 j; f# S P* \7 B" X
y- V) p( V# nAll 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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) P. T. ^' g! H/ X/ V, {Butler-Jones said the serious side effects from the H1N1 shot fall into two categories: allergic reactions, or fevers and convulsions.# O! n( |( a# n2 p/ C" r; ]
& P+ z2 m8 {7 G$ \# _9 WMild 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.+ a6 ?0 k, `/ E* Q- {" S
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The federal government says it will list adverse reactions to the H1N1 vaccine on its www.fightflu.ca website. P5 m5 R1 O' W! Q$ H
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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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