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Top doctor says very few adverse reactions to H1N1 vaccine( y. A% ]9 N. h
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% u+ J6 _, B0 R$ c" [8 EOTTAWA — 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.
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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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& I* Y! w$ u$ U" p/ ZMore serious reactions can include life-threatening illnesses, hospitalizations, disabilities or deaths.9 z3 H8 M' f! v9 a0 Y
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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.5 k$ N, i+ x; E) l& Y
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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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2 K7 C U& d( y2 I; n& |& PA version of the vaccine without the booster is being held for pregnant women.
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; G! X! S3 f% YButler-Jones said the serious side effects from the H1N1 shot fall into two categories: allergic reactions, or fevers and convulsions.2 m; X+ u ?/ Q
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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.9 p u6 i6 E; x2 V
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The federal government says it will list adverse reactions to the H1N1 vaccine on its www.fightflu.ca website.% u8 ]' j. g- }
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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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