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...
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* 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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Background: There is a lack of clinical evidence that annual vaccination against influenza prevents asthma exacerbations in children. Methods: Retrospective cohort study of 800 children with asthma, where one half did, and the other half did not...
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Yearly vaccination against seasonal influenza viruses is recommended for certain individuals at high risk of complications associated with influenza. It has been recommended in some countries, including the USA, that all children aged 6—59 months...
Read more A woman paralysed after a flu jab is one of 53 people to get ACC payouts for injuries related to the seasonal flu vaccine in the past four years. Sxity-two claims were rejected. The Christchurch woman in her 60s was struck down with the...
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I’m curious. Has anyone out there gave any serious thought to these vaccinations they offer us for all the various strains of flu that seem to pop up every year? I was in the Air Force for 13 years, and it was mandatory that we all take an...
Read more An Apache Junction woman claims the Arizona Heart Hospital violated her right to religious freedom by demanding she be immunized as a condition of employment. Melissa Allen, a licensed nurse, applied at the Phoenix hospital two years ago as a...
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Researchers at the Mayo Clinic set out to determine whether the flu vaccine was effective in reducing the number of hospitalizations for all children, and especially the ones with asthma. The study involved 263 children who were evaluated from...
Read more A new report discloses that fewer than one in seven front line NHS staff received a flu vaccine last year despite a recommendations that they do so. The Department of Health is to release figures next week, which show that only 14 per cent of...
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