GlaxoKline H1N1 Vaccine Disaster Toll Rises

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GlaxoKline H1N1 Vaccine Disaster Toll Rises

There have been 24 confirmed cases of a type of severe allergic reaction

called anaphylaxis in Canadians who have received an H1N1 flu shot,

including one person who died after getting vaccinated, the head of the

Public Health Agency of Canada said Wednesday. - disclosed the

information in Ottawa during a news conference at which federal health

officials revealed flu activity appears to be levelling off. All but

15,000 doses of the vaccine had been used by the time the halt-use order

was issued, said Dr. le Grondin, assistant deputy minister of the

public health agency. But confirmed cases of anaphylaxis have been seen

with other batches as well. And some possible cases may still be under

investigation.

Helen Branswell, Medical Reporter, Canadian Press

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GlaxoKline H1N1 Vaccine Disaster Toll Rises

There have been 24 confirmed cases of a type of severe allergic reaction

called anaphylaxis in Canadians who have received an H1N1 flu shot,

including one person who died after getting vaccinated, the head of the

Public Health Agency of Canada said Wednesday. - disclosed the

information in Ottawa during a news conference at which federal health

officials revealed flu activity appears to be levelling off. All but

15,000 doses of the vaccine had been used by the time the halt-use order

was issued, said Dr. le Grondin, assistant deputy minister of the

public health agency. But confirmed cases of anaphylaxis have been seen

with other batches as well. And some possible cases may still be under

investigation.

Helen Branswell, Medical Reporter, Canadian Press

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