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Government plans intense tracking of mass Swine Flu vaccination – what are the known side effects?
Paula Hopkins
Sep. 27, 2009

The government is starting an unprecedented system to track possible side effects as mass flu vaccinations begin next month. The idea is to detect any rare but real problems quickly, and explain the inevitable coincidences that are sure to cause some false alarms.<P>

The FDA has approved four vaccines for the prevention of swine flu. Recent preliminary reports from clinical trials of these vaccines have described common side effects encountered by participants. <P>

Reported local adverse events, or side effects occurring at the location where either vaccine had been administered, include the following:

· Tenderness

· Pain

· Redness

· Hardening of skin

· Swelling

· Bruising

The following are common whole-body side effects occurring in response to either H1N1 vaccination.

· Headache

· Malaise (feeling out-of-sorts)

· Muscle pain

· Chills

· Nausea

· Fever

· Vomiting

In addition, researchers evaluated the occurrence of select adverse events including neurologic (e.g. Guillain-Barre syndrome), immune system or other serious reactions.

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