Dear Editors, This detailed study provides solid evidence for not vaccinating high risk patients against influenza H1N1. One thing is developing and measuring antibodies against influenza virus H1N1, and another thing is to actually obtain...
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Three patient deaths have been reported to the State’s drugs monitoring agency relating to administration of the swine flu vaccine Pandemrix in the past two years, according to figures obtained by irishealth.com The deaths occurred in a...
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The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices updated influenza vaccine recommendations to now include children who are allergic to eggs. Based on recommendations from the clinical immunization safety assessment hypersensitivity working...
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A group of children who had cystic fibrosis and received annual influenza vaccines developed lower cross-reactive virus-specific CD8+ T-cell responses than unvaccinated children, according to a study by Rogier Bodewes, DVM, and colleagues from...
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THIS time last year, Saba Button was a beautiful, thriving 11-month-old. She’d just taken her first three steps, and spoken her first three words. She was perfect in almost every way. Her mum and dad, Kirsten and Mick, chose to follow the...
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UP to a million under-fives have been inoculated against the flu virus with a controversial vaccine containing poisonous mercury. Pandemrix has been given to almost a quarter of all healthy babies and young children as well as thousands of older...
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Flu shots triggered seizures in young Australian children, causing more harm than benefit, according to a study released this week in the epidemiology journal Eurosurveillance. The flu vaccine, more commonly known as Fluvax, produced about four...
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PUBLIC health experts have called for an independent body to actively monitor drug safety after it emerged that young children were more likely to end up in hospital because of side-effects from a leading flu vaccine than they were from the...
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The free vaccine program for children under five has been suspended across Australia after a spike in admissions to Princess Margaret Hospital in Perth. WA’s Chief Health Officer Tarun Weeramanthri says in the last month, 44 children under...
Read more * Twins given flu job; Ashley dies * Authorities caution jab for under-5s * Girl, 2, was fine 12 hours earlier A FAMILY is in mourning after their toddler unexpectedly died less than 12 hours after receiving a seasonal flu vaccination...
Read more * Vaccine to stop seasonal and swine flu * Has caused vomiting, fits and convulsions in children * Was never tested clincally CLINICAL tests were never carried out on the latest seasonal flu vaccine – a first-time combination of seasonal...
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The Western Australian Government has suspended all flu vaccinations for children under five while it investigates a spike in admissions to Princess Margaret Hospital in Perth. The Health Minister, Kim Hames, says 45 children have been taken to...
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