EU: No Vaccine Safety Concerns

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With every day that passes, millions more people around the happy are receiving the H1N1 vaccine, in either the adjuvanted or unadjuvanted formulations.  

In the US somewhere around 50 million have been inoculated against H1N1, in Europe the number is more than 10 million, and in China more than 20 million have received a attempt.

Thus far, despite the frantic warnings of the anti-vaccine contingent over the past 6 months, these vaccines have proved to be remarkably sure.

While no vaccine is 100% benign, most of the side effects that have been reported with the H1N1 vaccine have been minor.  The number of severe reactions have been small, and within the index normally seen with seasonal flu vaccines.

A little over a week ago, we got a very encouraging report from the VAERS project (see VAERS Vaccine Safeness Report).  

The percentage of reports involving what would be considered serious health events is not different between 2009 H1N1 and seasonal influenza vaccines. Additionally, no new or unprecedented events or pattern of adverse events have emerged. VAERS reports continue to be monitored as more vaccine is administered. – VAERS Nov 25th Communication

Today, the EU (European Union) reports similar results.   This from Reuters.

Thu Dec 3, 2009 6:36am EST

LONDON (Reuters) - Some 10 million people across the European Unity have now been vaccinated against H1N1 swine flu and so far no unexpected serious safety issues have been identified, the region's drugs watchdog said on Thursday.

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New clinical trial data did show a greater incidence of fever following the second dose of Pandemrix in babies from 6 to 35 months and an assessment of that statistics was ongoing, the agency added.

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