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Top doctor says very few adverse reactions to H1N1 vaccine
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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.
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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.# S1 T- \/ V# R* @9 r
% `3 P. s+ r# ?"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.": G" l0 x1 S0 l1 L- t
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More serious reactions can include life-threatening illnesses, hospitalizations, disabilities or deaths.
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' N! ~1 O1 ~6 W9 ?# j2 H# NOne 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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/ X# @1 d/ g( J: ?. NAll 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., S) q M2 {6 H, }5 U5 D, q
2 J. m8 h7 i! s2 ?A version of the vaccine without the booster is being held for pregnant women.% t. V( e P; h% Q# x, W* T# Y
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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.
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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.) `% X5 M' b% x+ v) e
& S* f" k! @ E( j) SThe federal government says it will list adverse reactions to the H1N1 vaccine on its www.fightflu.ca website.: c. I2 S) l; Y1 V, [4 X
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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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