05-15-2010, 10:54 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area
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In Aussie news...
Flu vaccination ban goes national after fever, convulsions in children
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Seasonal flu vaccinations across Australia for children under five have been suspended after 23 children in Western Australia were admitted to hospital with convulsions following their injections.
One child, aged 1, remains in a coma in a Perth hospital.
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Parents hammer hotline as 250 adverse flu jab reactions reported
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MORE than 250 adverse flu jab reactions have now been reported in under-fives. Australia's adverse events hotline says its phones are "running hot" with calls from parents, and the scare has spread to New Zealand, with the Health Ministry saying it had recorded at least three cases of febrile convulsions following vaccination.
In Western Australia, where a potential spike in cases was first spotted, the number of children under five who have suffered fevers after being immunised has now risen to 251, The Australian reports.
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