Swine Flu Spread Linked To Seasonal Flu Shots

The four new studies conducted by Canadian researchers conclude that the traditional seasonal flu vaccine seems to have boosted the risk of infection with pandemic H1N1 swine flu by almost double. The study discovered that seasonal flu vaccination was linked with a 68 percent boosted risk of falling in prey to swine flu. The studies, published April 6 in the online journal PLoS Medicine, attributed to the combined of over 40 researchers including many of Canada's top influenza experts.

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Swine Flu Vaccinated Senior In Critical Condition

A 73-year-old woman who had a human swine flu vaccination is in critical condition after being hospitalised for weakness in her hands and feet, the Centre for Health Protection says. She was inoculated at a public out-patient clinic on December 31. Investigations are underway to ascertain whether she has Guillain Barre Syndrome or other neurological conditions.

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