H1N1 Vaccine risks: What are they?

Are there risks associated with H1N1 vaccine?

The CDC says people at high risk for H1N1 virus are children under 2, people over 65, pregnant women, people with certain chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes and HIV, and children under 19 on aspirin. For the high-risk group, the risk H1N1 vaccine may be worth the reward.

The H1N1 virus is more likely to claim the life of one of those at risk than it is someone who is perfectly healthy. Pregnant women and those caring for infants under 6 months are available received the H1N1 vaccine. The H1N1 vaccine risks may be worthwhile for those who try protect their children against the virus.

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Another concern about the vaccine from a complication with a vaccine for a different type of swine flu in 1976. The flu has hit a military base in New Jersey, and the government has launched a campaign of widespread vaccination. 40 million Americans were vaccinated, but the campaign has been stalled because of more than 500 people have developed a neurological disease called paralyzing Guillain-Barre syndrome. The chances of this happening again are smaller, according to global health, because "today's vaccines are more refined. "

However, the safety profile of a vaccine is unknown until it has been used scale. However, it is a risk that the H1N1 vaccine monsters. According to Dr. Jennifer Ashton, GBS is a "rare neurological disorder, which has elements an autoimmune condition in some trigger (usually an infection or, rarely, vaccination against infection) results in a weakening progressive nerve. GBS starts in the legs and makes its way up the body. "

80% of GBS patients have full recovery approximately one month after onset of symptoms. 2-3 people can die from this disease. What about vaccination against the flu season? Could increase vaccine against seasonal influenza H1N1 risk? Preliminary results of a study by the BC Centre for Disease Control suggest that those took the seasonal vaccine may be more susceptible to H1N1. The revelation comes flu season hits that some schools in British Columbia drive.

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Eddie Harvey is entrepreneur and internet marketer.