Flu Vaccine Early Warning Signs Ignored As Children Convulse And Die

A respected infectious diseases expert says there were early warning signs the seasonal flu vaccine could be problematic for young children. About 370 children were vaccinated with the swine flu vaccine in October 2009. Peter Collignon, from Canberra's Australian National University, said "What was surprising was that particularly for young children under three, about 35 per cent of those developed a fever when they were given a lower dose of the vaccine," he told ABC Radio today. He said the study was not "appreciated" by the relevant authorities, adding vaccine testing in Australia needs to be improved.

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GP Reported After Toddler's Vaccine Death

An Iranian-trained doctor whose two-year-old patient died hours after he gave her a flu shot was reported to Queensland's Medical Board. Queensland's Chief Medical Officer Jeannette Young yesterday accused the GP of failing to notify Queensland Health of toddler Ashley Jade Epapara's death on April 9, less than 12 hours after her seasonal flu jab. She said the Medical Board would investigate the doctor for allegedly failing in his legal duty to notify her department of any adverse reactions to vaccinations. Under fire over her department's almost three-week delay in investigating the girl's death, Dr Young said she had been unable to identify the girl until she was named in weekend media reports.

Natasha Bita, The Australian

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Flu Vaccine Pronounced Not Only Deadly But Useless Too

A growing body of research shows that because our immune systems age, flu vaccines don't work as well in the elderly - the group of people most likely to die from flu-related causes. The revelation has been so unsettling that public health officials have not shared the information widely with the public - even though some of the early findings have been a part of the scientific literature for several years now. Michael Osterholm, who directs the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, Tuesday told a national conference on vaccine research that it's time to be more open about the flu vaccine and its lack of protection for the elderly. "I know that some people are going to find it very challenging to basically understand that much of what we've probably done has had little impact on deaths," Osterholm said.

Lorna Benson, Minnesota Public Radio