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Top doctor says very few adverse reactions to H1N1 vaccine1 B% E/ o2 P7 g( j
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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. } ?6 ?6 w( ^8 e+ j: h
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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.! |; g' _3 U9 g! }2 U2 e
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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./ H, s c. ]$ e- n6 F1 ?
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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." u2 D8 z: P% q% ^ v N% _
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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.9 q: ?* D& }- T7 S T
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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.2 B+ Z9 i! J5 f5 C9 m% _
* l0 x7 z$ N6 C* rMild 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.5 E; h9 a0 G9 Z; n2 N( n0 k
' e% T8 n* ?) xThe federal government says it will list adverse reactions to the H1N1 vaccine on its www.fightflu.ca website./ L' H) u3 b( g- }: _- ?3 \
8 j( _9 J$ }% o" WSo 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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