Flu shot increases risk of Swine Flu
Flu shot increases risk of Swine Flu
By Helen Branswell, Medical Reporter, The Canadian Press
TORONTO – Faced with puzzling but unconfirmed evidence that suggests a seasonal flu shot may raise the risk of catching swine flu, Ontario announced Thursday it is rescheduling its seasonal flu vaccine program to delay most of it until after pandemic vaccine has been administered.
At a news conference in Toronto, Dr. Arlene King, the province’s chief medical officer of health, said the seasonal and pandemic vaccines will be delivered in three waves, starting in October.
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Wed Sep 23, 11:02 PM
By Helen Branswell, Medical Reporter, The Canadian Press
TORONTO – Unpublished Canadian data are raising concerns about whether it’s a good idea to get a seasonal flu shot this fall and fuelling a drive by some public health officials in Canada to delay, reduce or scrap altogether campaigns to vaccinate against seasonal flu this year.
Drawn from a series of studies from British Columbia, Quebec and Ontario, the data appear to suggest that people who got a seasonal flu shot last year are about twice as likely to catch swine flu as people who didn’t.
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September 25th, 2009 at 3:10 am
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