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Child influenza vaccination
Ramifications of adverse events in children in Australia
BMJ 2010; 340 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c2994 (Published 09 June 2010) Cite this as: BMJ 2010;340:c2994
- Peter Collignon, infectious diseases physician and microbiologist1,
- Peter Doshi, program in history, anthropology, science, technology and society2,
- Tom Jefferson, coordinator3
- 1School of Clinical Medicine, Australian National University, PO Box 11, Woden, ACT 2607, Australia
- 2Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- 3Cochrane Vaccines Field, Rome, Italy
- peter.collignon{at}act.gov.au
Many serious adverse reactions to this year’s seasonal influenza vaccine have occurred across Australia, and its use remains suspended in children aged 5 years and under.1 2 3 Data released on 1 June 2010 show that 1 in every 110 young children vaccinated with the CSL vaccine had a febrile seizure.3
A previous H1N1 vaccine study published earlier this year showed that a …
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