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Taipei, June 12 (CNA) A 12-year-old boy who developed encephalitis following influenza A(H1N1) vaccination last December will be paid NT$250,000 (US$7,730) in compensation, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Saturday.
The decision was made a day earlier by the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) after "failing to rule out" the connection between the infection and the vaccine, CDC Deputy Director-General Lin Ting said.
The sixth-grader, who received the shot Dec. 8, was hospitalized Dec. 17 after a headache, convulsions and losing consciousness, according to Lin.
He was later diagnosed with acute encephalitis, and tests found no indications of the influenza A(H1N1) virus, the official said.
VICP experts, however, said the disease could be the result of influenza A(H1N1) infection or co-infection of the new type of flu with other viruses, Lin said.
The VICP has received 528 petitions for compensation over alleged side effects from influenza A(H1N1) vaccination, 236 of which have been concluded, CDC statistics show.
Of the concluded cases, two were determined to be related to the vaccine and 29 could not be ruled out as having no connection with the vaccine. The other 205 cases were determined to be unrelated to vaccine.
Meanwhile, 41 of the 47 cases of death following vaccination have been concluded, all of which were determined to be unrelate
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The decision was made a day earlier by the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) after "failing to rule out" the connection between the infection and the vaccine, CDC Deputy Director-General Lin Ting said.
The sixth-grader, who received the shot Dec. 8, was hospitalized Dec. 17 after a headache, convulsions and losing consciousness, according to Lin.
He was later diagnosed with acute encephalitis, and tests found no indications of the influenza A(H1N1) virus, the official said.
VICP experts, however, said the disease could be the result of influenza A(H1N1) infection or co-infection of the new type of flu with other viruses, Lin said.
The VICP has received 528 petitions for compensation over alleged side effects from influenza A(H1N1) vaccination, 236 of which have been concluded, CDC statistics show.
Of the concluded cases, two were determined to be related to the vaccine and 29 could not be ruled out as having no connection with the vaccine. The other 205 cases were determined to be unrelated to vaccine.
Meanwhile, 41 of the 47 cases of death following vaccination have been concluded, all of which were determined to be unrelate
http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?ID=201006120011&Type=aLIV