Since August 2010, following widespread use of vaccines against influenza (H1N1) 2009, cases of narcolepsy, especially in children and adolescents, have been reported. Narcolepsy is a rare sleep disorder that causes a person to fall asleep suddenly and unexpectedly. The rates reported from Sweden, Finland and Iceland have been notably higher than those from other […]
Brazil's gov't launches massive flu vaccination campaign
Brasilia – Brazil is launching a campaign to vaccinate about 30 million people against influenza, President Dilma Rousseff said Monday. Rousseff, who said she wanted to set an example, received her shot on Monday morning. “We want to protect everybody and that’s why we have distributed 33 million doses of the vaccine,” Rousseff said during […]
WHO Resolves Impasse Over Sharing Of Flu Viruses, Access To Vaccines
By Richard Knox The World Health Organization has brokered a deal resolving a long-running dispute between poorer countries and developed nations over access to emerging flu viruses and vaccines against them. Under the agreement, finalized Saturday after an all-night final bargaining session, vaccine manufacturers commit to setting aside at least 10 percent of the world’s […]
GPs Must Return Flu Vaccines Over Narcolepsy Reports
Submitted by Lois Rain Earlier this year, we brought news about research that linked the swine flu vaccine to debilitating narcolepsy, especially among youth. In Finland, where the original findings stem, health officials disregarded the concerns, essentially saying the risk of narcolepsy was worth attempting to keep the flu at bay with the vaccine. Europe’s […]
European Medicines Agency Recommends Interim Measures For Pandemrix
The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended that the product information for Pandemrix should be amended to advise prescribers to take into account preliminary results from epidemiological studies on Pandemrix and narcolepsy, and to perform an individual benefit-risk assessment when considering the use of Pandemrix in children and […]
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