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Top doctor says very few adverse reactions to H1N1 vaccine2 U- O4 J3 F( i$ a. | b
(CP) – 6 hours ago
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* S5 M+ ?/ o5 ~0 yOTTAWA — The country's chief public health officer says few Canadians have suffered serious side effects from the swine-flu shot.
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5 e* Z3 @6 ^2 X' y6 ~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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- y9 v, s; V3 w% R0 `"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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4 v3 Q* P T+ w. r' _More serious reactions can include life-threatening illnesses, hospitalizations, disabilities or deaths.6 W2 h2 q1 y. y4 b: z
# W5 V/ b8 M6 r" K, ^; k3 ~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.( Z' e3 _, b* ^1 A
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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.7 o! t' b$ j! y- r$ Q; `3 T
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A version of the vaccine without the booster is being held for pregnant women.& C; Q# E/ \( O: q) O/ g
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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.7 a0 V. L: J! y' A3 G6 j) H
0 _5 n# g. Y- w. }( kMild 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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& D* R1 e0 B( ~* S5 j+ J, _The federal government says it will list adverse reactions to the H1N1 vaccine on its www.fightflu.ca website.9 @* L# P4 s$ D* n& Y/ e& O+ ?
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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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