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Top doctor says very few adverse reactions to H1N1 vaccine0 I* E7 X( j9 A+ V' v
(CP) – 6 hours ago
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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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* Z9 v2 e# f1 y( h) LDr. David Butler-Jones says that of the 6.5 million people who have received the H1N1 vaccine, only 36 have had serious adverse reactions.6 b% M; Q! V2 q* Z
! G3 m2 I& P6 m3 D" D"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.$ B& e( R. [- C+ C0 V3 O$ @' j2 q% @! h
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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.
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A version of the vaccine without the booster is being held for pregnant women.1 ?% k0 ~, g; C* n4 s, H1 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.
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- i. H( ?: B1 M: X9 M" p9 kMild 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.. M% p, L7 Q2 n) ]" b0 O
1 v" o7 x5 A. r( ] Q4 G4 s" y" }The federal government says it will list adverse reactions to the H1N1 vaccine on its www.fightflu.ca website." O5 T9 g' t* d4 J3 a9 H, M
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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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