Can we trust WHO after the swine flu?

MEDICAL MATTERS: H1N1 has further tainted WHO’s credibility

ALTHOUGH the secretary general of the World Health Organisation, Dr Margaret Chan, declared an end to the H1N1 pandemic in August, the fallout continues. Inquiries are ongoing into whether the WHO response was excessive and whether there were ethically questionable links between WHO experts and pharmaceutical companies manufacturing the vaccine.

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http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/health/2010/1102/1224282475475.html

The Pandemic That Wasn't

The H1N1 swine flu outbreak appears to have ended less like the rogue wild boar that United Nations bureaucrats predicted and more like roasted pork tenderloin with apples and sage. From the beginning the World Health Organization's actions have ranged from the dubious to the flagrantly incompetent.

http://www.forbes.com/2010/03/10/swine-flu-world-health-organization-pandemic-opinions-contributors-henry-i-miller.html

UK: Health watchdogs have admitted for the first time that there may be a possible link between the swine flu jab and an increased risk of developing a rare nerve disease.

Experts are carrying out studies to examine a possible association between the vaccine and Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a condition which attacks the nervous system and can cause paralysis and even death.

The authorities have always denied any link although it had been suggested a previous swine flu vaccine had caused cases of the disease in America in the 1970s.

Now the Medicines and Health care products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has published a report that suggests that further tests are to be carried out.

It reads: "Given the uncer­tainties in the available information and as with seasonal flu vaccines, a slightly elevated risk of GBS following H1N1 vaccines cannot be ruled out.

read more here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8069426/Swine-flu-jab-linked-to-rare-nerve-disease.html

USA TODAY/Consumer Reports: Fewer plan to get flu shots this year

Only a year after the swine flu pandemic led Americans to line up for flu shots, many people are now spurning vaccines, two studies suggest.

Only 37% of people plan to definitely get vaccinated this year, a Consumer Reports survey shows. About 30% say they definitely won't get a shot, while 31% of respondents are undecided, the survey of 1,500 says.

read more here:
http://www.usatoday.com/yourlife/health/medical/coldflu/2010-10-28-flu28_st_N.htm?csp=34news

Dr. Oz's kids don't get flu shots despite his advocating them for the rest of us

Because his wife....

'thinks the flu vaccine is good for no one but the pharma industry. “I don’t think it’s necessary,” she said, adding that last year’s H1N1 pandemic was overhyped. “It wasn’t the plague people were led to believe,” she said.

The result: the Oz kids (at least those living at home) don’t get flu shots.'

read more here:
http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2010/10/27/tedmed-flu-vaccine-issue-divides-dr-ozs-household/?mod=google_news_blog

Australia: H1N1 shot that led to fits is re-approved for use

The Health Department gave the drug companies the go-ahead to make more of the controversial vaccine.

The department's Australian Influenza Vaccine Committee has approved a repeat production of the cocktail of swine flu and two seasonal flu strains for the next Australian winter.

Health authorities are still investigating why the world-first, three-in-one vaccine induced febrile convulsions at nine times the normal rate before it was suspended in April for use in children younger than five.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/flu-shot-that-led-to-fits-is-approved/story-fn59niix-1225944895392

Australia: Cause of vaccine convulsions remains a mystery

The TGA said an investigation led by Nobel laureate Peter Doherty had not found a conclusive cause of the convulsions.

But the "current working hypothesis" was that the strain of swine flu used in this year's seasonal flu vaccine appeared to contain a higher than usual level of a protein called neuraminidase.

"Excess neuraminidase enzyme activity may be pyrogenic (producing fever) and may thus be contributing to the increase in febrile reactions in young children receiving the vaccine for the first time," the TGA said.

read more here:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/cause-of-vaccine-convulsions-remains-a-mystery/story-e6frg6nf-1225943922526

Reports of Narcolepsy related to H1N1 vaccine in Europe

London UK - GSK initially became aware of possible cases of narcolepsy following vaccination with the adjuvanted H1N1 pandemic vaccine Pandemrix through adverse event reports received by the Swedish Medical Products Agency, and subsequently via media reports in Finland.

http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=122458

H1N1 patient's death in Pune sparks warning regarding vaccine

The IMA warning comes following the death of an H1N1 patient on August 24, 10 days after he was administered an intra-nasal vaccine in a private hospital.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/H1N1-patients-death-in-Pune-sparks-warning/articleshow/6442274.cms

Teen Paralyzed After Getting H1N1 Vaccine

A 16-year-old boy in Maryland was paralyzed from the chest down after getting the H1N1 flu vaccine at school, a doctor said.

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http://www.wbaltv.com/health/22758511/detail.html

H1N1 shot blamed for Calgary woman's rare disorder

Norma Goldring said she felt compelled to get an H1N1 vaccine because she is diabetic and has had a heart attack, two factors that Alberta Health noted as putting people at higher risk for serious complications from swine flu. But soon after getting the shot last winter, Goldring felt ill.
Her doctor, who asked not to be named, concluded it was probably connected to the H1N1 shot.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/23/calgary-h1n1-shot-reaction-disorder.html#ixzz0gTsNgK8a

Was swine flu ever a real threat?

"It looks like the WHO is under the influence of industry," Dr Wolfgang Wodarg told a hearing in Strasbourg. "It was stated in panic-stricken terms that this was a flu that could threaten humanity. This is why billions of medications were bought."

"....Exhibit number one, says Dr Wodarg, is the WHO's decision to soften its definition of a pandemic last April, shortly before the emergence of the H1N1 virus. By eliminating the requirement that influenza pandemics should cause "enormous morbidity and death", the WHO provoked an unnecessary "scare" that conveniently triggered the activation of "sleeping" contracts with vaccine manufacturers...."

READ MORE HERE:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/swine-flu/7130303/Was-swine-flu-ever-a-real-threat.html

One small needle, a world of trouble

"Downstairs in the rehab wing of Markham Stouffville hospital, in a private room with a sunny window, lies Donna Hartlen, a young mother who is now partially paralyzed....."

"Until five weeks ago, she was a perfectly healthy woman spending Christmas with her family in Nova Scotia. And then on Dec. 29 she was rushed to an emergency room in Halifax, suddenly unable to stand on feet...."

"She blames the H1N1 flu shot she received on Dec. 13 - two weeks before her symptoms suddenly appeared.

Of course, there is no way to know for certain. But Hartlen has only grown more convinced since chatting by chance in the hall with the older gentleman from the hospital room next door.

Don Gibson has GBS as well, with legs so numb now that he is confined to a wheelchair. It turns out that not only was he also vaccinated against H1N1, but he got the shot just two days before Hartlen, in the very same Markham doctors’ office..."

READ MORE HERE:
http://www.torontosun.com/news/columnists/michele_mandel/2010/01/30/12680636.html

Family: H1N1 Flu Shot Caused Severe Reaction

PHOENIX -- Health officials say with every vaccine there is always a real but very rare chance of adverse reactions. But the family of a Valley area woman said they regret that she ever got the H1N1 flu vaccine.
A nurse herself for many years, the 47-year-old Milliken has spent the last 38 days in medical care.

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http://www.kpho.com/health/22099098/detail.html

Swine Flu Vaccine Recall: 800,000 Doses Of Vaccine For Kids Recalled

Hundreds of thousands of swine flu shots for children have been recalled because tests indicate the vaccine doses lost some strength, government health officials said Tuesday.
READ MORE: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/syringes_qa.htm

Swine flu vaccine side effects twice as bad as seasonal flu vaccine, says CDC H1N1 vaccine report

The H1N1 vaccine safety results show that there were 82 adverse effects from the swine flu vaccine reported for every one million vaccinations. In contrast, there were only 47 adverse effects for every one million vaccinations with the seasonal flu vaccine. There is no data yet on the number of adverse effects experienced by individuals receiving both vaccines at once.

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http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm58e1204a1.htm?s_cid=mm58e1204a1_e

CDC: 13 Deaths associated with the H1N1 vacccine under investigation

Sourced from the CDC Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
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http://vaers.hhs.gov/resources/2009H1N1Summary_Dec4.pdf

Moreno Valley woman believes daughter suffered severe reaction to swine flu vaccine

Maria Garcia, of Moreno Valley, said doctors told her they may never be able to confirm that her 8-year-old daughter, Anahi, suffered a severe adverse reaction to a swine flu vaccine. The third-grader is recovering from extreme leg pain that she began suffering about four days after she and her older sister received swine flu vaccinations Nov. 3.

Anahi was healthy before she got vaccinated, her mother said. The pain became so severe that Anahi couldn't walk and was hospitalized, Garcia said. A physical therapist has been helping the child, who returned to school this week, her mother said.

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http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_S_react02.40a8877.html

3 Students Taken To ER After Vaccination

Louisville Metro Public Health & Wellness has been working with Jefferson County Public Schools to give the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine to children at school.

The school's principal said the three Shelby students were taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure after they experienced dizziness and light-headedness after receiving the shot.

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http://www.wlky.com/health/21795177/detail.html

Boy’s flu-shot reaction leaves mom shaken

Seconds after getting his H1N1 flu shot, Ursula Fournier’s son Max went limp, his blood pressure dropped and he had trouble breathing.

The four-year-old had never had an allergic reaction before the incident at a Halifax vaccination clinic

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http://thechronicleherald.ca/Front/1154682.html

Fewer U.S. schools shutting down because of swine flu

U.S.SCHOOL CLOSINGS
The number of new school closings has jumped around at different dates in the past two months, but now seems on a downward trend. Source: U.S. Department of Education WASHINGTON — As the USA enters traditional flu season, there's a tiny bit of good news for public health advocates: Over the past month or so, the number of schools that have been forced to close because of swine flu has dropped precipitously. As of Thursday, new school closings fell to three. READ MORE HERE: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-11-19-swine-flu-schools-closures_N.htm RELATED STORIES: Swine Flu Cases Drop On college Campuses H1N1: Swine Flu Activity Down in Many States

CANADA: GlaxoSmithKline recalls batch of H1N1 Vaccine after higher than usual reports of anaphylaxis

CANADA: More than 100,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccine are being withdrawn across the country, after Manitoba health officials announced Thursday they'd noticed a higher-than-usual number of allergic reactions from one batch.
Vaccine manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline has asked several provinces to set aside the 170,000 doses from the questionable batch.
READ MORE HERE:
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20091119/Flu_Reaction_091119/20091120?hub=Health

Doctors say most Britons reject swine flu vaccine

LONDON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - More than half of Britons being offered vaccination against pandemic H1N1 flu are turning it down because they fear side-effects or think the virus is too mild to bother, a survey of doctors showed on Wednesday.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/healthcareSector/idUSLI10514020091118

Quebec health officials investigating possible death from H1N1 vaccine

Health officials are investigating the possibility that an elderly Quebecer died from a serious reaction to H1N1 flu vaccine.
The person died sometime in the past three weeks, but Quebec's health ministry refused to give additional details.

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http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20091117/mtl_flu_death_091117/20091117/?hub=MontrealHome

British Columbia sees spike in severe reactions to flu shot

As Canadian health officials assured the public that the pandemic H1N1 vaccine is as safe as the seasonal flu shot, at least one province is reporting almost double the rate of severe allergic reactions.

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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/h1n1-swine-flu/bc-sees-spike-in-severe-reactions-to-flu-shot/article1367348/

Three babies die within a two-week period in Holland after Pfizer vaccination- authorities ban use of the vaccine

AMSTERDAM - Dutch authorities say they have banned use of a batch of Pfizer's Prevenar, or Prevnar, after three infants died within two weeks of receiving the anti-infection vaccination.
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33671008/ns/health-infectious_diseases/

Ontario: children given wrong dose of HINI vaccine

"An Espanola mother is worried about the long-term health implications of her two children receiving an adult-sized dose of the H1N1 vaccine."

'"...Asked about the dangers of receiving an adult sized dose, Sutcliffe said: "As you know, there isn't a lot of data on this vaccine because it is new. I can't say that there have been studies done on this dose in children and the impact..."

"...While they appeared to be fine initially, the children fell ill the next day, exhibiting H1N1 symptoms.
"They've been sick the better part of the week," she said. "They were both pretty sick over the weekend - achy, fever, the younger one has a nasty cough."
Kneer is concerned for her own children, but also for any others who may have also received the wrong dosage at the clinic.."

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http://www.midnorthmonitor.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2179552

Stillwater Children Given Wrong Dose of H1N1 Vaccine

A Stillwater Clinic says a hundred children were given the wrong dosage of the H1N1 vaccine.
One mother who lined up at Stillwater Medical Group last Monday told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS she had always been a little skeptical of vacccines. She says now her trust level is even lower after her 17 month-old daughter got double the recommended dosage. 




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http://kstp.com/news/stories/S1257318.shtml?cat=206

Fresno Doctor Says H1N1 Vaccine Isn’t Safe

"When I researched the vaccine, I know it made me very uncomfortable. So I chose not to give the vaccine," Dr. Marvin Matlock said. Dr. Matlock practices internal medicine in Fresno and says he's not giving his patients the H1N1 vaccine because it contains squalene and thimerosal; two ingredients commonly found in animal vaccines. "The ingredients were there to enhance your immune system. But the trouble is it may over enhance it where you start having auto immune disorders," Matlock said. Disorders like fibromyalgia, lupus and multiple sclerosis.

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http://www.kmph.com/Global/story.asp?S=11518417

Honolulu: Students treated after flu vaccine

Bryan Cheplic, spokes-man for the city Emergency Services Department, said city paramedics were sent to the school three times yesterday morning. The first call for assistance was received at 9:27 a.m. A girl younger than 10 who was complaining of shortness of breath was taken in stable condition to a hospital, Cheplic said.
At 10:16 a.m., paramedics were called back to the school and transported two more adolescent students in stable condition to a hospital. One was complaining of stomach pains and the other of being lightheaded, Cheplic said. The third call came at 11:22 a.m. and a woman at the school was taken to a hospital in stable condition. Cheplic said he did not know what that person's medical complaint was. A second ambulance crew on the third visit took two more girls to a nearby hospital in stable condition. Cheplic said both girls were complaining of abdominal pain and blurry vision.

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http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20091117/NEWS15/911170332/-1/localnewsfront

West Virginia: Sherrif deputies hold down middle school child while nurse gives H1N1 shot

It took the strength of two sheriff's deputies to keep a middle schooler still enough to receive a shot of the swine flu, or H1N1, vaccine at a recent clinic.
During a regular Wheeling-Ohio County Health Board meeting Tuesday, health department Administrator Howard Gamble told board members about the student's attempt to flee Wheeling Middle School during a vaccination clinic held there last Friday.

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http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/530805.html?nav=515

CANADA: chief public health officer-"H1N1 no deadlier than regular flu"

OTTAWA -- Despite the recent surge in H1N1 deaths, the nation's chief public health officer says the pandemic virus appears no deadlier than regular seasonal influenza and that there could actually be substantially fewer flu deaths than normal this season.

Read more: http://www.nationalpost.com/news/world/swine-flu/story.html?id=2226094#ixzz0X280rSKd

China Investigates Deaths After Swine Flu Shot

Chinese health officials reported on Friday the first deaths in people who received the H1N1 vaccine. The Ministry of Health announced that the two people, including one teacher from Hunan province, died hours after receiving their inoculations.

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1939575,00.html#ixzz0X27IOQRr

Article from THE ATLANTIC magazine : Does the Vaccine Matter?

"...The history of flu vaccination suggests other reasons to doubt claims that it dramatically reduces mortality. In 2004, for example, vaccine production fell behind, causing a 40 percent drop in immunization rates. Yet mortality did not rise. In addition, vaccine “mismatches” occurred in 1968 and 1997: in both years, the vaccine that had been produced in the summer protected against one set of viruses, but come winter, a different set was circulating. In effect, nobody was vaccinated. Yet death rates from all causes, including flu and the various illnesses it can exacerbate, did not budge. Sumit Majumdar, a physician and researcher at the University of Alberta, in Canada, offers another historical observation: rising rates of vaccination of the elderly over the past two decades have not coincided with a lower overall mortality rate. In 1989, only 15 percent of people over age 65 in the U.S. and Canada were vaccinated against flu. Today, more than 65 percent are immunized. Yet death rates among the elderly during flu season have increased rather than decreased..."

READ THE ARTICLE HERE:
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200911/brownlee-h1n1/2

RELATED:

From Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons: Influenza Vaccine: Review of Effectiveness of the U.S. Immunization Program"The results of the present study appear to be similar to those

obtained by the CDC in a recent analysis of the population efficacy

of the 2003-2004 influenza vaccine. The CDC determined that

immunization with the 2003-2004 influenza vaccine offered

negligible population protection against developing influenza-like

illnesses, and that in some of their methods of analysis there were

results, which, though not significant at the 95% confidence level,

indicated that influenza vaccination was associated with an

increased risk of developing influenza-like illnesses."

Very Tedious Medical writing..but you can READ WHOLE MANUSCRIPT HERE:

http://www.jpands.org/vol11no3/geier.pdf

NY State Health Commissioner suspends a law that bans giving shots to women and young children that contain thimerosal

In a letter Oct. 29 to doctors, Dr. Richard Daines said he was waiving the thimerosal ban until May 1 of next year, a decision that affects vaccines for both seasonal and swine flu

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http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/commissioner-s-change-on-flu-vaccine-draws-outcry-1.1579013

ABOUT.COM -Miscarriage / Pregnancy Loss Blog

DISCLAIMER: This is the first time I have put a disclaimer on a post here because typically I only link to confirmed mainstream and local media news items regarding H1N1 vaccine concerns, but this blog from ABOUT.COM came to my attention. I can't vouch that all of these comments from readers are legitimate. But if they are..it's heartbreaking and eye opening.As you have read earlier here, the 3 U.S. Vaccine Manufacturers clearly indicate in their documentation to the FDA that they DO NOT KNOW the vaccines effect on the fetus.1 2 The Vaccine manufacturers also have unprecedented legal immunity from any adverse affects their H1N1 vaccine product may cause.

READ THE BLOG COMMENTS HERE (SCROLL DOWN FOR COMMENT SECTION):
http://miscarriage.about.com/b/2009/09/29/some-pregnant-women-fearful-of-h1n1-vaccine.htm#gB3


On a related note the Swissmedic (the Swiss authority for medicines)  has not yet authorised the administration of GlaxoSmithKline H1N1 vaccine to pregnant women, children under the age of 18 and adults over 60.
read More Here
http://www.swissmedic.ch/aktuell/00003/01111/index.html?lang=en

Poll: Almost half of Americans reject swine flu vaccine

WASHINGTON -- Despite a rising nationwide toll of sickness caused by the H1N1 flu virus and an intensive push by the government to have people vaccinated for it, almost half of Americans say they aren't likely to get the vaccine, according to a new McClatchy-Ipsos poll.

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http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/1314377.html

LONG ISLAND: State probes unexplained death of Kings Park boy, 8 - one week after receiving the seasonal flu vaccine

The unexplained death of an 8-year-old Kings Park boy at Stony Brook University Medical Center has sparked a state Department of Health probe, authorities said Wednesday. The boy -- identified as Sean Weisse by a family member -- was taken off life support Sunday, three days after being hospitalized with symptoms of fever, nausea and a sore throat, said Claudia Hutton, a health department spokeswoman.

Health authorities sought to assure the public that Sean did not die from a reaction to a flu vaccine shot last week.

Hutton said the boy was given a regular seasonal flu shot in a private physician's office, but results from blood and spinal fluid tests show that it is "extremely unlikely" that the vaccination caused his illness later

READ MORE HERE:
http://www.allbusiness.com/medicine-health/diseases-disorders-infectious/13223070-1.html

Some doctors are just saying no to the swine flu vaccine

"My feeling is that this is all being over-hyped," said Laurence J. Murphy, a pediatrician in Burke who also will not inoculate his patients. "Most people who get this virus do beautifully. I believe the vaccine hasn't been tested enough. I just think the benefit of it at this point is not outweighed by the possible risk."

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/07/AR2009110703116.html

Canada: H1N1 vaccine reactions Northwest Territories. Readers comment on their own experiences

At least 10 people in the Northwest Territories have reported allergic reactions to the H1N1 flu vaccine, but none have been life-threatening to date, health officials confirm.

When the N.W.T. launched its mass immunization campaign last week, ambulances were seen taking people to hospital from a Yellowknife vaccine clinic with reactions to the swine flu shot.

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourview/2009/11/if-you-have-had-the-h1n1-vaccine-have-you-had-any-reaction-to-it.html

Students treated for reaction to H1N1 swine flu vaccine

"...O’Mary and Shelton are two of nine Caledonia High students who suffered reactions to the H1N1 vaccine administered Wednesday.

All but one of the students had been treated and released from Baptist Memorial Hospital–Golden Triangle Wednesday evening. The status of the hospitalized student was unknown Thursday morning. And at least one of the students previously released from BMH–GT returned to the hospital Wednesday night, experiencing further complications...."

READ MORE HERE:
http://www.cdispatch.com/news/article.asp?aid=3627

Virginia: Teen Suffers from Guillain-Barre Syndrome after H1N1 Swine Flu Shot

A 14-year-old Virginia boy is weak and struggling to walk after coming down with a reported case of Guillain-Barre syndrome within hours after receiving the H1N1 vaccine for swine flu.

Jordan McFarland, a high school athlete from Alexandria, Va., left Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children Tuesday night in a wheelchair nearly a week after developing severe headaches, muscle spasms and weakness in his legs following a swine flu shot. He will likely need the assistance of a walker for four to six weeks, plus extensive physical therapy.

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33845867/ns/health-cold_and_flu/

Minnesota boy has allergic reaction to H1N1 vaccine

ROCHESTER, Minnesota - A four-year-old boy in Rochester, Minnesota is recovering. He nearly died after being vaccinated for H1N1, but his parents don't want their situation to stop others from getting the vaccine.

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http://www.wxow.com/Global/story.asp?S=11475583

CANADA: Pregnant Women Can Use Adjuvanted Vaccine: WHO

"One dose of H1N1 vaccine should be sufficient for all age groups, even very young children, and pregnant women should feel free to use vaccine containing adjuvant, an expert committee that advises the World Health Organization on vaccine issues reported Friday."

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http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/national/article/62053--single-h1n1-shot-sufficient-pregnant-women-can-use-adjuvanted-vaccine-who

CANADA: 11 children get double dose of H1N1 flu shot by mistake

"A Brampton, Ont., man is questioning why the nurse who gave his young daughter and almost a dozen other children double the recommended dose of the H1N1 flu vaccine is still giving out the swine flu shot."

"Health officials have recommended young children only get half the adult dose initially - which would be 0.25 ml for children - and then get the other half several weeks later. But Hedrich said his daughter was given 0.5 ml."

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http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jDk7y37wfRs08WtRDyrhd_BzoBRQ

Eleven children receive adult dose of H1N1 vaccine

Eleven children under the age of six received adult doses of the H1N1 vaccine at a flu vaccination clinic in Brampton, Peel Public Health has confirmed.

http://www.thebramptonguardian.com/news/article/80034

IRELAND: 23 reports of adverse reactions to swine flu vaccines

As of 12 noon on Thursday, 5 November 2009, 23 reports of suspected adverse reactions to the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 vaccines have been received by the Irish Medicines Board (IMB).

Read More Here:
http://www.imt.ie/blogs/irish-Medical-Times-Blog/2009/11/swine-flu-update-23-reports-of.html

Direct Link To Irish Medical Board
http://www.imb.ie/

Ohio Boy Given H1N1 Vaccine Against Mom's Wishes

OREGON, Ohio — A furious Ohio mother says her 7-year-old son, who has had problems with medications, was vaccinated for swine flu at school against her wishes.

Kim Lutheran works as a nurse and says her son, Matthew, has had bad reactions to medicine. So, she says she signed for "no consent" on a vaccination form and then circled her intentions with a black marker to make things clear to the boy's public school in the Toledo suburb of Oregon.

Lutheran says she learned Matthew still received a shot on Monday. She says the local health department must be held accountable.

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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,570214,00.html

Polish PM: Poland not buying swine flu vaccination unless it has been properly tested

WARSAW, Poland - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Friday that his government won't buy vaccines for swine flu that have not been properly tested or from producers who won't take responsibility for possible side effects.

Tusk told reporters that vaccine producers were pressuring governments to buy, but were also demanding that all responsibility and compensation for possible negative side effects fall upon government shoulders.

read more here:
http://www.metronews.ca/ottawa/live/article/361921--polish-pm-poland-not-buying-swine-flu-vaccination-unless-it-has-been-properly-tested

British Columbia: Three treated for reactions after H1N1 shots

"Three people in Kamloops have required treatment at Royal Inland Hospital following bad reactions after getting the H1N1 flu shot."
"...“Generally, with immunization they say you can expect anaphylaxis in one per 500,000 doses or one in a million. If those were truly anaphylactic reactions, that might be cause for concern,”
Read More Here:
http://www.kamloopsnews.ca/article/20091106/KAMLOOPS0101/311069980/-1/KAMLOOPS01/three-treated-for-reactions-after-h1n1-shots