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Top doctor says very few adverse reactions to H1N1 vaccine
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; F4 f9 ~" \" m7 r/ O; EOTTAWA — The country's chief public health officer says few Canadians have suffered serious side effects from the swine-flu shot.
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7 u9 c9 ^+ E3 V5 ADr. David Butler-Jones says that of the 6.5 million people who have received the H1N1 vaccine, only 36 have had serious adverse reactions.$ y0 q( d1 h: Q7 i; Q# u) F
/ H+ z( m+ A6 e* n"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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! i8 D8 l" {3 {: V6 @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.) H" ]6 O: P: N% t& W0 v
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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.1 t0 S5 d0 O( J1 ~9 r
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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.0 @% u6 h) f& s l
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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.
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, v% I' J- t% g5 A. ~2 @& u" ^The federal government says it will list adverse reactions to the H1N1 vaccine on its www.fightflu.ca website.
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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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