H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Side Effects
I have taken the H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine last week at one of the 104 government health facilities.
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So far I do not have any side effect.
Therefore it depend on your individual body. Some might get it.
The only so call “side effect” was my arm(where they poke the H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine) feel the pain for about two days.
According to my doctor, the H1N1 vaccine may cause minor side effects:
1) Soreness, redness or swelling where the shot was given
2) Low-grade fever
3) Aches
4) Nausea
A lot of people have fears over the safety of the “swine flu” jab. As a result, response to free anti-H1N1 vaccinations at government hospitals was not good because the public was worried about possible side effects.
When post about H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine at Facebook, some commented not to take it because H1N1 is man made(conspiracy theory), cause death, bla…bla,,,,,,,,bla…………bla……………..bla……..…..bla……………….etc
I do respect your decision, Mr.A, for not taking the H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine because of …………………………………… (fill up yourself)
In my heart, I say if Mr.A infected with H1N1 Swine Flu and admitted to hospital.
As long Mr.A leave home and went to public place like go to work, there is always possibility of getting H1N1 Swine Flu. Just like accident can happen anytime as well.
Will Mr.A tell the doctor about his Theories and reason?
Will Mr.A reject treatment or medicine for H1N1 Swine Flu?
Mr.A you answer it yourself.
No offense to Mr.A !
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Health Minister : A(H1N1) : It’s free but many have yet to get vaccinated
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The response to the A(H1N1) vaccine among Malaysians is still low with many of them not getting the vaccination even though it is free at government hospitals and clinics nationwide.
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Did Big Pharma amplify H1N1 scare?
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A joint report into the handling of the H1N1 outbreak, to be aired on Al Jazeera, has found that key scientists who advised governments to stockpile drugs, had previously been on the payroll of big drug companies.
The scientists were working for the World Health Organisation, whose decision to name the flu a “pandemic” is also coming under scrutiny from European investigators.
More than 12,700 people worldwide have died from H1N1 – but the virus has turned out to less deadly than feared.
However, the WHO initially urged rapid development of treatments and vaccines, fearing the virus had the potential to kill millions.
As a result wealthy countries spent billions on medicines which many believe are now unnecessary.
Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull reports on how big drug companies may have influenced the decisions that helped them profit from the H1N1 pandemic.
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Doctor Admits Vaccine Is More Deadly Than Swine Flu Itself & Will Not Give It To His Kids
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‘H1N1 vaccine as safe as seasonal flu jabs’
PETALING JAYA (Nov 29, 2009): Only a few cases of Guillain-Barre (G-B) syndrome were reported throughout the world following vaccination with the H1N1 vaccine.
“To date, less than a dozen suspected cases of G-B have been reported after vaccination and only a few of these cases may be linked to the pandemic vaccine,” the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday.
Speaking at the weekly H1N1 Pandemic 2009 briefing from Geneva, Dr Marie-Paule Kieny, director, Initiative for Vaccine Research, said the reported G-B cases were transient (momentary) and all the patients have recovered.
Kieny said there has been particular concern about G-B syndrome because of the similar incidences where the condition spiked among the American population during the swine flu vaccination campaigns in 1976.
On fatalities following vaccine administration, Kieny said deaths reported to the WHO have been investigated by national health authorities in the countries where they have occurred.
“Although investigations are still on-going, results of the completed investigations have ruled out the H1N1 vaccine as the cause of the fatalities,” said Kieny.
She said at least 80 million doses of vaccine have been distributed and that at least 65 million doses have already been administered.
“These are figures that we have received from 16 countries, but we think they are conservative estimates because immunisation campaigns are under way now in 40 countries,” said Kieny.
She said, considering this mammoth scale of vaccine administration, at least some rare adverse events could not be “excluded”.
“But from what we see so far, the pandemic flu vaccine has the same safety profile as the seasonal flu vaccine.”
She said surveillance systems have been set up to record any occurrence of illness or death in people who have been vaccinated.
“So far, there have been a similar number of events reported as we would see for seasonal flu vaccine.
“We have seen a rate of about one report for 10,000 doses of vaccine. Only five reports out of 100 are for a serious event,” said Kieny.
“Since many deaths and illnesses are expected in the general population over any given period of time from other causes, the investigations focus on finding if there is a plausible link to the vaccine. The reports are then assessed to see if the vaccine may be the cause.”
What is Guillain-Barre syndrome?
ACCORDING to the Merck Manual of Medical Information, the Guillain-Barre (G-B) syndrome is a neurological disorder, usually occurring weeks after a viral infection, a sore throat, bronchitis, influenza attack, surgical procedure – or after undergoing vaccination.
The acute form of G-B syndrome can worsen rapidly and is a medical emergency.
Symmetric weakness of the limbs develops over a few days, beginning in the legs, and sometimes progressing to complete paralysis.
The face muscles may be paralysed as well, making it impossible to swallow.
In severe cases, paralysis of respiratory muscles require artificial ventilation on a respirator.
With intensive medical treatment and support, the majority of patients recover, but about 10 to 20% are left with some residual weakness.
The illness results from inflammation and destruction of myelin (the fatty material, composed of lipid and protein that forms a protective sheath around some types of nerve tissue) similar to that seen in multiple sclerosis.
The main difference, however, is that multiple sclerosis attacks the central nervous system, whereas in G-B, it is the peripheral nerves that are affected.
The nerve damage is thought to be the result of an abnormal immune reaction directed against the myelin of the peripheral nervous system.
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Many Malaysians Yet To Take H1N1 Vaccine – Liow Tiong Lai
CYBERJAYA, May 24 (Bernama) — The response to the H1N1 vaccine among Malaysians is still low with many of them not getting the vaccination despite it can be obtained free at government hospitals and clinics nationwide, Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said Monday.
He said this should not happen, especially among those in the high risk category, since H1N1 was still an epidemic.
So far, he said, only 123,000 Malaysians had been given the vaccine.
“The vaccine has no serious effects, except a slight pain in the arm, mild fever and dizziness among some people,” he told a press conference here today.
Earlier, Liow bestowed the title of life honorary president of the Malaysian Lim Association on Lim Kok Wing Creative and Technology University president Tan Sri Dr Lim Kok Wing here.
On the current H1N1 situation, Liow said 14,633 H1N1 cases, including 86 deaths, had been reported in the country so far.
“There are 590 cases of influenza-like illness under treatment with 61 of them confirmed as H1N1 positive.
“Eight of the patients are in the Intensive care Unit and all of them are high risk cases,” he added.
Liow advised those having symptoms of the disease to seek immediate treatment .
On dengue situation, he said the disease had claimed 60 lives between January and May 22 this year.
He said a total of 18,850 dengue cases, with 60 deaths, were reported during the period, compared with 20,934 cases and 53 deaths in the corresponding period last year.
fr:bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=500594
Eight H1N1 cases reported in six days
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Health Minister Datuk Rosnah Rashid Shirlin has confirmed that eight cases of Influenza A (H1N1) were reported in the country between Nov 14 and 20, and advised the people to adopt preventive measures.
H1N1 was now categorised as endemic, she said, meaning the infection was maintained in the population without the need for external inputs.
“No deaths were reported during that period, but the people are advised to be wary and adopt preventive measures,” she told reporters yesterday after opening a trade exhibition in conjunction with the 9th Asian Congress on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery here.
She also advised the people to get the trivalent influenza vaccine at any private hospital.
Government hospitals only provided the vaccine to people in high-risk groups, she added.
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