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Top doctor says very few adverse reactions to H1N1 vaccine' }$ p9 C( E: U" m
(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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2 O$ G+ u$ P$ s9 I# 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 f5 c) x5 L' s& D. m9 _; w2 q
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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.( q) a+ g+ I5 h7 c6 W2 X4 q, [
; O& [2 }% R6 ~4 g2 ZOne 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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3 N, `8 ~! t: h2 M$ Y* _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.0 C) l* [; S5 [7 E' \+ A }& C- ^
1 @2 R- ~, b% w2 pA version of the vaccine without the booster is being held for pregnant women.
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2 U5 C8 Q+ y" ?; N# [+ XButler-Jones said the serious side effects from the H1N1 shot fall into two categories: allergic reactions, or fevers and convulsions.
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% `$ ~0 A. a" {6 F8 [4 gMild 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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+ i6 N: L( y3 s' s4 H- p$ J* iThe federal government says it will list adverse reactions to the H1N1 vaccine on its www.fightflu.ca website.
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& f3 @2 z3 \5 J- q9 t. J7 MSo 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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