By European Medicines Agency An association between Pandemrix and narcolepsy among children and adolescents in Finland is confirmed In its final report, the National Narcolepsy Task Force confirms the tentative conclusion published in its Interim Report last January that the Pandemrix vaccine used in the winter of 2009–2010 contributed to the increased incidence of narcolepsy observed […]
MMR row doctor decision ‘fair’
By Press Association Professor John Walker-Smith has taken his case against the General Medical Council to the High Court The decision to strike off an eminent doctor over the MMR jab controversy has been defended at the High Court as “just and fair – not wrong”. The General Medical Council (GMC) admitted to a judge that […]
New HPV vaccine to be introduced but not for boys
By: Tessa Hawley A NEW vaccine to treat the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) will be introduced later this year – but it will not be made available to boys. The Island’s Health Minister has confirmed that the Department of Health will stop using the Cervarix vaccine and instead switch to using the Gardasil vaccine. David Anderson […]
New inquest ordered into Co Down teenager’s death
By Kathryn Torney The safety of the government’s childhood vaccination programme is set to come under the spotlight after the Attorney General ordered that a second inquest must be held into the death of a 15-year-old schoolboy from Co Down. The Detail can reveal that John Larkin QC issued the directive to senior coroner John […]
Almost 800 adverse reactions to swine flu vaccine identified
By CARL O’BRIEN / Irish Times THE SWINE flu vaccine has topped the list of drugs responsible for the largest number of suspected adverse reactions, new figures show. A total of 779 suspected adverse reactions were linked to the vaccine between 2010 and 2011. Most of these were relatively mild, such as localised swelling, gastrointestinal problems […]
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