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Patient dies after being given swine flu vaccine
By Jo Macfarlane
Last updated at 11:15 PM on 21st November 2009
One person has died after being given the Government’s new swine flu
vaccination.
It is the first death to be linked to the new Pandemrix jab and comes on top of
a further 1,329 reports of suspected adverse reactions in just four weeks.
But
Experts
investigating the death say it was likely to have been caused by the patient’s
‘significant underlying health conditions’ rather than the vaccine itself.
Flu vaccine: There have been 1,329 reports of suspected adverse reactions to
Pandemrix in four weeks
The most frequent reactions to Pandemrix are pain and swelling at the injection
site, vomiting, dizziness and fever.
There have been two cases of anaphylactic shock, one child experienced arthritis
and two had seizures, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
said. A link to the jab has not been established.
A Department of Health spokesman said: ‘There are no concerns about these
reports.’
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