Swine Flu Vaccine Safety Questions: Canada: H1N1 vaccine reactions Northwest Territories. Readers comment on their own experiences

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

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

Terms You Should Know

Adjuvant- In immunology, an adjuvant is an agent that may stimulate the immune system and increase the response to a vaccine, without having any specific antigenic effect in itself. (definition from wikipedia)

Two Adjuvant that may be used in the Swine Flu Vaccines that are cause for concern: MF59 and ASO3

“……Vaccines containing MF59 and ASO3 have not had Emergency Use Authorizations issued for them--yet. However, the government has purchased $698 million dollars' worth of these adjuvants in recent weeks.

http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/07/20090713b.html https://

and WHO officials have indicated the likelihood of their use, which is the only way to achieve adequate amounts of vaccine for the US and world population in the fall.…..These vaccines have never been demonstrated to be safe in children, pregnant women or young adults. They have not undergone comprehensive testing; for example, MF59 has not and will not be tested for carcinogenicity by the manufacturer.
(See page 391)
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/NewsEvents/WorkshopsMeetingsConferences/ucm095708.pdf