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Top doctor says very few adverse reactions to H1N1 vaccine2 ]& E2 n$ m! v6 o. h: R
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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.- X7 O$ l1 r3 j9 n8 c. H
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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.! P B7 j' M4 x& P- a
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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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3 x: n0 N* v& I, a2 X- Y$ f2 BMore serious reactions can include life-threatening illnesses, hospitalizations, disabilities or deaths.) _/ l' ?7 r# o( L9 k, O) p
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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.+ v, ^" T, a# Y+ g; _6 U7 e
* [) E, q x8 c8 I; AAll 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.( Y2 [: N+ e" N; L
. D9 {/ p6 J4 _0 m3 n' V/ C7 JA version of the vaccine without the booster is being held for pregnant women.
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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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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.; G2 _# e7 f; _/ Q$ J1 G2 n/ K- @
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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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