Safety questions over swine flu jab
Vaccine will be rushed out before results of health checks are known
The Independent reports: "The aim is to provide maximum protection against the pandemic in the shortest possible time. The first doses of swine flu vaccine will be given to the public before full data on its safety and effectiveness become available, doctors confirmed yesterday."
The aim is to provide maximum protection against the pandemic in the shortest possible time.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/safety-questions-over-swine-flu-jab-1751547.html
The Britse krant schrijft over een vaccinatie in 1976 in de Verenigde Staten regen varkensgriep, waardoor dodelijke slachtoffers vielen en er mensen ernstige bijwerkingen kregen.
"A previous vaccine against swine flu turned out to be worse than the disease. An outbreak in the US in 1976 infected 200 soldiers at a military camp in New Jersey, of whom 12 were hospitalised and one died. But before it was over 40 million people had been vaccinated, 25 of whom died and 500 of whom developed Guillain-Barre syndrome, an inflammation of the nervous system which can cause paralysis and be fatal. "
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