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Negotiations break down in swine flu jab program for children under five

Negotiations between the government and general practitioners have broken down regarding a proposed plan to vaccinate children under five for the swine flu.
Children between six months and five years of age in Ireland, Scotland, the U.K., and Wales were expected to be able to receive the swine flu jab beginning in mid-December.
However, due to discrepancies [...]

H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine: 1,300 adverse suspected reactions and one death in UK

One person in the UK has died after being given the swine flu vaccine, though details have not been released.
Reports from the medicines regulator said they had serious underlying medical conditions and is one fatality among over 1,300 suspected adverse reactions, primarily to Pandemrix which is being used more widely than Celvapan.
Adverse reactions, suspected [...]

Swine flu vaccine to become available to children under five

The swine flu vaccine will be made available to children from six months to five years of age across the UK.
The Scottish Government has announced today an extension of the UK-wide swine flu policy that will offer the vaccine to healthy children between the ages of six months to five years. A similar announcement is [...]

Depressed pregnant women tend to have stronger response to flu infection

Depressed pregnant women could be at a higher level of risk when receiving flu vaccinations says a recent study out of Ohio State University.
Typically, a flu vaccination promotes an inflammatory response by the immune system. This response is normal and is how the vaccine actually helps; it gears the immune system up to successfully repel [...]

Pregnant women in Ireland urged to get flu jab

Pregnant women four times more likely to have complications during pregnancy if the swine flu is contracted warned a medical expert.
Experts in the medical field have tried to put any fears over the H1N1 vaccination to rest stating that it would be far more dangerous for expectant mothers contract the illness than to suffer from [...]

Swine Flu vaccination, “Pandemrix” confirmed start October 26th

A pregnant teen who died on thursday from Swine Flu, (H1N1) became the 106th British confirmed death from H1N1. The Department of Health announced that a national vaccination campaign will start on October 26th using the GlaxoSmithKline product, “Pandemrix”.
Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam Donaldson said that patients deemed “at risk”, such as pregnant women will [...]

Swine flu responsible for death of pregnant Scottish teen

Swine flu is particularly dangerous for pregnant women who are being urged to take the vaccine when it becomes available.
A 17-year-old pregnant Scottish teen and her unborn child died yesterday in a Borders hospital after contracting the H1N1 virus. Health officials have not released additional information about the case out of concerns for the family’s [...]