The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued updated recommendations for the use of trivalent seasonal influenza vaccine and antiviral medications for the prevention and treatment of influenza in children...
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The European Medicines Agency has launched a review of Pandemrix on the request of the European Commission to investigate whether there is a link between cases of narcolepsy and vaccination with Pandemrix. A limited number of cases was reported, all collected through spontaneous reporting systems, mainly in Sweden and Finland...
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The European Commission asked the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) to investigate whether GlaxoSmithKline's flu jab, Panemrix is linked to a higher risk of developing narcoplepsy. The EMEA says the investigation is now underway. Some cases of narcolepsy were reported in Finland and Sweden - the EMEA says they were all "collected through spontaneous reporting systems"...
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Children with sickle cell disease are especially hard-hit by the H1N1 flu strain, causing more life-threatening complications than the seasonal flu, according to a study from Johns Hopkins Children's Center...
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