Deaths Not Linked to H1N1 Vaccine: WHO

[HuckleB]

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=9124390

"The World Health Organization said on Thursday the H1N1 vaccine had been cleared of blame for 41 deaths which health authorities worldwide had investigated after suspicions they might have been caused by the inoculation.

The U.N. agency reaffirmed that the pandemic vaccine is as safe as the seasonal flu vaccine used for more than 60 years. It also voiced concern that some pregnant women and others at risk were shunning it because of a fear of side-effects.

"No new safety issue has been identified from reports issued to date ... Reporting so far reconfirms that the pandemic flu vaccine is as safe as the seasonal flu vaccine," Marie-Paule Kieny, WHO's top vaccine expert, told a telephone conference.

Governments have so far reported that 65 million vaccine doses have been administered against H1N1, known as swine flu, in 16 countries, but the true figure is probably higher since immunization campaigns are under way in 40 countries, she said.

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On edit, another piece:

WHO Update Re: Safety of Pandemic Vaccines
http://www.enewspf.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11684:who-update-re-safety-of-pandemic-vaccines&catid=88888984:h1n1-virus-swine-flu&Itemid=88890169

Including this:

"...To date, fewer than ten suspected cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome have been reported in people who have received vaccine. These numbers are in line with normal background rates of this illness, as reported in a recent study. Nonetheless, all such cases are being investigated to determine whether these are randomly occurring events or if they might be associated with vaccination.

WHO has received no reports of fatal outcomes among suspected or confirmed cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome detected since vaccination campaigns began. All cases have recovered. WHO recommends continued active monitoring for Guillain-Barre syndrome. ..."

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Interesting.

[BeatleBoot]

1. Imagine that.

Science helping people survive.

The world is round after all.

[Liberation Angel]

2. Tell that to those who get the vaccine

and then die or suffer paralysis and neurological damage.

WHO really is not that credible, imho.

But at least they say they are continuing to monitor.

[sudopod]

3. Tell that to the thousands of people who caught swine flu

and then died a horrible, suffocating death.

[HuckleB]

4. Please prove that anyone is dying or suffering paralysis and neurological damage due to the vaccines

And your opinion of the WHO is predicated on what?

And remember the difference between causation and correlation: http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=2741

[BeatleBoot]

5. A great link for you.

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2009/10/ff_waronscience_h1n1myths/


4,000 people have died from the H1N1 this season.

25 people have died from GBS.

And no one can prove that the vaccine caused GBS in those deaths.




The world is round.


Honest.

[uppityperson]

7. Which people are those? Link to reputable source is needed. nt

[HuckleB]

6. And the unrecs are punching blindly at the scientific data.

:(