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Top doctor says very few adverse reactions to H1N1 vaccine C8 q' [/ @, ]5 y; C! C
(CP) – 6 hours ago
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' j- V' v9 A( e$ Q+ A7 Z+ NOTTAWA — 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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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.# R: F3 d+ ~; R) t' A5 Q
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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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A 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.+ \& S/ E6 v) C0 G, o4 Z% U% {
& e& T: B" a0 [. }3 s& g9 W- `7 u* aMild 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. ?" C9 Z3 U+ E- G4 C, f
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The federal government says it will list adverse reactions to the H1N1 vaccine on its www.fightflu.ca website.7 ~8 i# S1 m7 G) d
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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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