Meningococal C Vaccination

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From a homeopath I know in Scotland responding to a homeopath in Ireland.

Re: Meningitis C vaccine campaign...

We've just had this campaign. There's a write-up of some experience of this

in the latest Society Newsletter, but in case you don't get it, I'll repeat

the post I sent about what happened at my daughter's school, and what was

reported on the BBC site about adverse side-effects back in June.

I also had a response to this post from a pharmacist who said she had no

objections to vaccination per se but was refusing this one for her 11 year

old son as she knew it had been fast-tracked through testing and there were

doubts about its safety.

Regards

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June 16 2000

In Scotland we are currently in the middle of a nationwide Men C vaccination

campaign. The children at the primary school my daughter attends were

vaccinated today. My daughter came home saying 'Mum, thanks so much for not

letting me have the jag.' When I asked her why (yesterday she'd been a bit

upset as her peers had singled her out as being one of only 3 to decline the

jag) she told me that an ambulance had been called for one child who

collapsed unconscious and couldn't be revived, 8 others fainted and a total

of 49 children (out of a possible total of 98 vaccinated) had to be sent

home

because they were too unwell to stay at school. Interestingly adverse

reactions

showed a marked correlation to the age of the children - Primary 1 and 2

(ages 5-7) were pretty much OK, while there were only 6 children left at

school

out of Primary 6 and 7 (ages 10-12).

I subscribe to the UK Society of Homeopaths intranet and found this

reference to the BBC's site. The text of the article follows. My partner

tells me he's heard similar on radio news bulletins today.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_787000/787570.stm

Monday, 12 June, 2000, 16:34 GMT 17:34 UK

Safety fears over meningitis vaccine

The Department of Health has refused to carry out a review into the safety

of the meningitis C vaccine despite fears it is unsafe.

New figures show that almost 5,000 children have suffered adverse reactions

to the vaccine since it was introduced.

The Chiron jab was introduced last autumn, a year ahead of schedule, as a

protection against the meningitis C strain.

It has been given to 13m children and university students across the UK.

But according to figures from the Medical Controls Agency there were 4,764

reports of adverse reactions to the vaccine up to the beginning of June.

A further 10,202 suspected reactions have been reported while an

investigation has been launched into the deaths of eight children to see if

there is a link to the vaccine.

No review

But Dr Pat Troop, deputy chief medical officer, said there were no plans to

carry out a review into the safety of the vaccine.

" We are monitoring the results of the meningitis vaccination programme, as

we would with any other, but are pleased with the initial results from the

programme and are not carrying out a review.

" We want to reassure parents that this is a very safe vaccine which has been

extensively tested and that the number of reports of reactions to the

vaccine is normal for a programme like this, " she said.

The reported adverse reactions have included sore throats, sore arms,

headaches and fainting.

Dr Troop said the benefits of the vaccination programme far outweighed the

disadvantages.

" This programme has cut the number of deaths and cases from meningitis C in

those immunised by over 70 per cent.

" In that context, the number of reported reactions is very low and the

benefits of being protected from meningitis C are overwhelming. "

Fears

However, Labour MP Drew said there is a need for a review.

He is expected to table a question in the House of Commons this week asking

ministers to examine the safety of the vaccine.

Speaking to BBC Online he said: " I think it is important that we find out

all of the facts. We need to be doing something to allay people's fears. "

Mr Drew also called on the Department of Health to draw up advice for

patients on the vaccine.

" I understand that one of the reasons some people are fainting is because

they have not eaten beforehand.

" There should be guidance for patients advising them to eat beforehand.

" They should also be told that like all other vaccines there will be side

effects but that it is also very important that they are vaccinated. "

Mr Drew is chairman of the Common's meningitis committee and is MP for

Stroud, which was the focus of a large cluster of meningitis cases in the

1990s.

A spokeswoman for the Meningitis Research Foundation said it would welcome

any study which examined the safety of the vaccine.

But she added: 'In comparison to the 13m children who have received the

vaccine, the number of adverse reactions is quite minor. "

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