Swine Flu News
Just after the news that “swine flu” is no longer a global threat, it’s time to roll up our sleeves for another shot. Flu vaccination season started early this year, and it’s expected to be bigger than ever. A bumper crop of 160 million doses of seasonal flu vaccine is being produced, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. This is about 40 percent more than last year. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
The MMR vaccine isn’t the only shot under fire: The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) is investigating GlaxoSmithKline’s "swine flu" (H1N1) vaccine Pandemrix to determine if it’s linked to a higher risk of developing narcolepsy after 27 cases of the sleep disorder were reported in Sweden and Finland. (Source: Health Facts and Fears)
(NaturalNews) Shortly after Australia banned flu vaccines in children due to an alarming increase in vomiting, fevers and seizures caused by the vaccines (http://www.naturalnews.com/029586_Australia_vaccines.html), Finland has now suspended H1N1 vaccines due to increased reports of narcolepsy in children and teens. Narcolepsy is a nervous system disorder characterized by extreme fatigue and daytime sleepiness. It indicates a serious malfunction of the brain and nervous system.Finland is now reporting that narcolepsy is appearing in children immediately following vaccination with H1N1 vaccines. So far, six children are confirmed of suffering the neurological side effect and nine more are in the process of being confirmed, reports The Epoch Times (http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view...
The European Commission asked the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) to investigate whether GlaxoSmithKline's flu jab, Panemrix is linked to a higher risk of developing narcoplepsy. The EMEA says the investigation is now underway. Some cases of narcolepsy were reported in Finland and Sweden - the EMEA says they were all "collected through spontaneous reporting systems". Pandemrix has been in use since September 2009 for protection against H1N1 influenza (informally known as swine flu). Over 30 million Europeans have been given the shot, according to EMEA... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Oft-Cited Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline on the Hook for Possible Problems with Pandemrix Vaccine (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Oft-Cited Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline on the Hook for Possible Problems with Pandemrix Vaccine (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Oft-Cited Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline on the Hook for Possible Problems with Pandemrix Vaccine (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Oft-Cited Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline on the Hook for Possible Problems with Pandemrix Vaccine (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Oft-Cited Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline on the Hook for Possible Problems with Pandemrix Vaccine (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
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