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Top doctor says very few adverse reactions to H1N1 vaccine* s: g: `" ^2 N: D. r" f
(CP) – 6 hours ago
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( l+ T$ U& y: D8 D& \OTTAWA — The country's chief public health officer says few Canadians have suffered serious side effects from the swine-flu shot.
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# Z; I: m4 ^; W2 k% V/ M" H; vDr. David Butler-Jones says that of the 6.5 million people who have received the H1N1 vaccine, only 36 have had serious adverse reactions.7 a7 B$ y& P" `, |
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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."$ i8 E: }* m0 ^' s+ G
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More serious reactions can include life-threatening illnesses, hospitalizations, disabilities or deaths.
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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.1 u8 [3 l+ j, T2 s
1 R, s) j( r2 T! Z$ F4 M! y8 DAll 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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" r2 V3 q% W9 T# _) d1 {- oA version of the vaccine without the booster is being held for pregnant women.9 s, i$ M% Z+ U0 k
, |' b+ @% O& L" [. KButler-Jones said the serious side effects from the H1N1 shot fall into two categories: allergic reactions, or fevers and convulsions.
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1 ^: R2 a. N" EMild 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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The federal government says it will list adverse reactions to the H1N1 vaccine on its www.fightflu.ca website.8 R6 P# P/ r8 n \% a0 B J
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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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