AP news article ATLANTA (AP) — Government officials are investigating an apparent increase in fever-related seizures in young children after they got a flu shot. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said there have been 36 confirmed reports of seizures this flu season in children ages 6 months through 2 years. The seizures […]
Flu Vaccine: Infant Febrile Seizures
But FDA Says Early Reports of Seizures Does Not Mean Vaccine is Unsafe By Daniel J. DeNoon, WebMD Health News Jan. 20, 2011 — The FDA and CDC are investigating reports linking febrile seizure in infants to the Sanofi Fluzone flu vaccine. The reports come from the FDA/CDC Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). It’s […]
