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Parents claim child narcolepsy linked to swine flu vaccine

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Editor, Senior Moderator
THE MINISTER for Health is to meet a group of parents who say their children developed a chronic sleeping disorder having received the swine flu vaccine Pandemrix.

Although the Department of Health and Irish health authorities have stressed that clinical research into a potential link between the vaccine and narcolepsy has not yet concluded, the HSE is carrying out a study of all cases of the disorder in Ireland.

To date 30 potential cases have been identified, although this includes a small number of patients who may not have received the vaccine.

The Irish Medicines Board, the agency responsible for monitoring the safety of vaccines in Ireland, said yesterday there were 16 confirmed cases of narcolepsy in individuals vaccinated with Pandemrix.

The chairwoman of Sound (Sufferers of Unique Narcolepsy Disorder), Mary Fitzpatrick, whose 14-year-old son has been diagnosed with the sleeping disorder having received the vaccine almost two years ago, said there was “no doubt whatsoever” among parents that their children developed the disorder as a result of the vaccine.

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http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0917/1224304267464.html
 
Re: Parents claim child narcolepsy linked to swine flu vaccine

Reilly defends predecessor's swine flu actions


Minister for Health Dr James Reilly has told the D?il that no link has been established yet between the swine flu vaccine and narcolepsy.

Minister Reilly defended his predecessor, Mary Harney, who, he said, acted in good faith when encouraging people to get the vaccine when the country was facing a swine flu epidemic.

250,000 children received the Pandemrix vaccine to prevent them getting swine flu, Dr Reilly said.

Thirty cases of narcolepsy have been identified, and 16 of those have been confirmed by the Irish Medicine Board as having received the vaccination.

Minister Reilly said the Government will endeavour to ensure all families get the medical and social supports they need.

He was responding to a question by Sinn F?in's Caoimhgh?n ? Caol?in.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0928/swineflu.html
 
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