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Top doctor says very few adverse reactions to H1N1 vaccine
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" V7 L* @- o" f, J# BOTTAWA — 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.: L# @2 y3 g/ s' e& q; f( Y
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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.
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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./ A& i, h: Y! p' \2 ^9 _2 Q5 l
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A version of the vaccine without the booster is being held for pregnant women.7 }9 V* _9 S! U1 r- I, s
2 W, d' v8 E, [; G( ]Butler-Jones said the serious side effects from the H1N1 shot fall into two categories: allergic reactions, or fevers and convulsions.
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( v8 X+ @$ ]5 NMild 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.. K0 b3 ]; s( ]/ Y5 o- {
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The federal government says it will list adverse reactions to the H1N1 vaccine on its www.fightflu.ca website.
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3 P8 B ]8 s- E2 V$ v- ASo 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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