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Finland-The vaccine increased ninefold risk of narcolepsy
Published February 1, 2011, at. 10:40. Last modified February 1, 2011, at. 14:33
The vaccine against swine influenza ninefold risk for children and young people become ill with narcolepsy in the next eight months, according to a report from the National Institute for Health and Welfare.
The Working Group considers it unlikely that the vaccine Pandemrix, who was ordained last year last winter, affected the increased incidence of narcolepsy among 4-19 year olds. Apparently the vaccine increased the risk of narcolepsy in conjunction with another factor.
A total of 60 ill children and adolescents in narcolepsy in Finland last year.
Strengthened link between narcolepsy and Pandemrix
2011-02-01
After taking part of a Finnish study, the Medical today that suspicions of a link between narcolepsy and vaccination with the swine flu vaccine now strengthened. (New version 1 / 2, 12:35 pm)
The Finnish National Health Service today published the results of a national register study and the results will be evaluated further, writes the MPA in a press release .
In Finland, a total of 60 children aged 4-19 years have suffered from narcolepsy during the years 2009 and 2010. Of those 52 pieces will have been vaccinated with Pandemrix. The incidence of narcolepsy is thus several-fold higher in vaccinated children compared with unvaccinated, writes the MPA.
The Finnish authorities should not have received reports of narcolepsy cases for children under 4 years and do not see an increase in incidence in people over 19 years.
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WHO reviews GSK H1N1 flu shot after narcolepsy link
By Kate Kelland and Terhi Kinnunen
LONDON/HELSINKI | Tue Feb 1, 2011 8:29am EST
(Reuters) - The World Health Organisation is reviewing the safety of GlaxoSmithKline's Pandemrix H1N1 flu vaccine after a Finnish study suggested children who got the shot were nine times more likely to suffer from narcolepsy, a rare sleeping disorder.
Narcolepsy causes a person to fall asleep suddenly and unexpectedly. Its precise cause is unknown but it is generally considered to be triggered by a combination of genetic and environmental factors.
Researchers at Finland's National Institute for Health and Welfare (NIHW) said on Tuesday their research suggested it was "most likely" the increase they found in narcolepsy was a joint effect of Pandemrix and some other factor or factors....more at the link.
WHO warning of influenza vaccine and narcolepsy
February 1, 2011
At a press conference, the WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl said that investigates cases of narcolepasia increased in Finland, which may be related to human influenza vaccine distributed in 18 countries, including Cuba, Bolivia and El Salvador.
Geneva .- The World Health Organization (WHO) warned today about the possible relationship of the vaccine against the virus Pandemrix human influenza A/H1N1, manufactured by Glaxo, and increased cases of narcolepsy.
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