Per YLE , the government of Finland is paying out small sums to 80 children who developed narcolepsy after Pandemrix vaccination, while 30 cases are still being evaluated.

A recent EMSWorld.com article, Man vs. Machine: who won the CIRC trial reminded me of my participation in the trial (not as a patient!) as a paramedic at one of the clinical sites. 1. Research trial gives a group focus . I really enjoyed being part of the research…

ABC News reports that a new strain of influenza has appeared in several states.

… But the [2009 swine] flu was much milder than expected, and this, combined with safety fears over the new vaccine, led to only around seven percent of Germans opting to get the vaccine. Germany actually purchased two different types of swine flu vaccine:

Infectious Disease News has posted a report of a paper, “H1N1 pandemic less severe among adults with history of flu.”

From the Irish Herald : We need a jab inquiry The link between the Pandemrix swine flu vaccination and narcolepsy in at least 16 children has to be scrutinised. Manufacturers GlaxoSmithKline were indemnified by the State from any liability for side effects as the vaccine was rushed through. We…

From Finland’s National Institute for Health and Welfare : 1 Sep 2011 An association between Pandemrix and narcolepsy among children and adolescents in Finland is confirmed In its final report, the National Narcolepsy Task Force confirms the tentative conclusion published in its Interim Report last January that the Pandemrix…

There is so much written that is dead wrong about this year’s flu vaccine,

From the BBC:

for video click here Despite the report below, CSL is one of six flu vaccine manufacturers licensed to sell flu vaccine in the US in 2011.