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Top doctor says very few adverse reactions to H1N1 vaccine
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+ G! f" X+ B. H3 y+ SOTTAWA — 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.! g7 E; I. R6 ~/ 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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- N2 j% z: I) X* { NMore 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.' y3 z+ s m! l
. l& }4 N* [% d& B: tAll 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.% m9 \6 |6 p( v6 Q
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A version of the vaccine without the booster is being held for pregnant women.3 Q: V7 d) r/ p# x0 i
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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.; Y5 @3 Z" x- i- j8 D0 y/ P
p0 b' {# e2 G( Q( Y' |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.$ S6 i7 H+ R( A" {& {8 s
2 z+ s6 k' R8 r f) ~9 qThe federal government says it will list adverse reactions to the H1N1 vaccine on its www.fightflu.ca website.3 z, M6 p, ~. {5 }: j+ R
$ U, j9 n3 e( ~/ g/ t; ySo 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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