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Top doctor says very few adverse reactions to H1N1 vaccine, m5 |" Q* U4 \# }
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8 R# O& C( ^. V' W+ S% nOTTAWA — The country's chief public health officer says few Canadians have suffered serious side effects from the swine-flu shot.
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6 f; d! n) I9 N8 w2 k- S6 FDr. David Butler-Jones says that of the 6.5 million people who have received the H1N1 vaccine, only 36 have had serious adverse reactions.% F9 b+ x4 _5 J ]# m s+ \9 `; F% N
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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., _9 r0 {4 s4 Y% m
' V* i* W) M g: J8 jAll 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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! J0 m- q& q# |) I% } fA version of the vaccine without the booster is being held for pregnant women.
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& o# h5 a. y" ?% OButler-Jones said the serious side effects from the H1N1 shot fall into two categories: allergic reactions, or fevers and convulsions.# j) r6 n7 Z4 \1 E) F3 i9 Z$ m
) n* {, T: ?% x' r" s% z/ H* qMild 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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The federal government says it will list adverse reactions to the H1N1 vaccine on its www.fightflu.ca website.2 f3 G. w! i- {. Q
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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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