Long lines at city H1N1 clinics – Winnipeg Free Press

“The risks are quite small and are far outweighed by the potential benefits ,” said Vancaeseele. “We’re going to take our chances. Mark and I are getting it done (Monday morning) and my husband is getting his later this week.” … Meanwhile, Canada announced Monday it is importing adjuvant-free H1N1 vaccine from Australia for pregnant women, hoping to be able to offer that product sooner than if it waits for unadjuvanted vaccine from Canada to make it through the licensing …

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Correcting the record on swine flu vaccination stories – Croakey

Vaccines are a major public health triumph and any risks are far outweighed by benefits . That was made depressingly clear three years ago in the US when Gardasil, Merck’s Human Papillomavirus vaccine , came on the market. … I recently asked the question about H1N1 vaccine effectiveness of the world’s leading authority on the quality of the evidence supporting influenza vaccines, Dr Tom Jefferson, a medically trained epidemiologist who has been a reviewer for the Cochrane …

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Correcting the record on swine flu vaccination stories – Croakey

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Correcting the record on swine flu vaccination stories – Croakey

Vaccines are a major public health triumph and any risks are far outweighed by benefits . That was made depressingly clear three years ago in the US when Gardasil, Merck’s Human Papillomavirus vaccine , came on the market. … I recently asked the question about H1N1 vaccine effectiveness of the world’s leading authority on the quality of the evidence supporting influenza vaccines, Dr Tom Jefferson, a medically trained epidemiologist who has been a reviewer for the Cochrane …

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