FEVER, rashes, nausea and vomiting are some of the complaints
that have been made by those who have taken the H1N1
vaccination.
As of Sunday the Health Sciences Authority has received 27
reports of adverse affects since the pandemic flu jab became
available on Nov 6.
It is not clear how many people here have used the vaccine
although more than 300,000 have placed orders.
A HSA spokesman said the cases reported so far were 'non-serious
anticipated side effects'. 'These reactions are commonly expected
from all flu vaccines and most of these reactions are resolved
within a few days.'
As pandemic vaccines are usually administered on a large scale,
special safety issues may arise which had not been dectected due to
a lack of clinical trials.
The HSA's vigilance branch, which monitors vaccine safety on the
national level, has intensified its surveillance activities to
closely monitor the safety of the H1N1 vaccines that are available
here.