BC Suspends Use of Novartis Flu Vaccine
Saturday, October 27, 2012 @ 3:06 PM
Victoria, B.C. – Northern Health is about to begin its fall influenza immunization program on Monday. However an advisory on a problem with the vaccine from one particular manufacturer has now been issued by the province.
Following a recommendation from Health Canada to temporarily suspend use of Novartis influenza vaccine products (Agriflu and Fluad), British Columbia has halted the use of these products in its influenza program.
As a precautionary measure, Health Canada has advised that it is recommending all health-care facilities stop using the Novartis vaccines, based on a similar suspension of use of these products in Europe. This suspension is purely precautionary, and is based on reports of small clumping material noticed in the vaccines in Italy. There have been no adverse effects related to these vaccines, and no concerns have been seen with supplies already used here in Canada or B.C.
British Columbia is fully complying with this suspension, and will be stopping use of these vaccines immediately. The BC Centre for Disease Control has issued a notice to all health authorities advising them of this measure.
Novartis products represent about 30 per cent of B.C.’s provincial flu vaccine supply, so 70 per cent of B.C.’s supplies are unaffected by this suspension. People who have already been vaccinated do not need to worry – there have been no safety concerns identified in vaccines used to date.
Public health officials here in B.C. are working with their colleagues across the country to establish next steps on public vaccination programs.
Comments
Well I don’t get this mix of drugs.. They make up their best guess to fight flu.. Also since religious people don’t believe in evolution there is no need for them to get the shot..because the flu virus can’t evolve from the original so they should already be protected from the flu if they ever had it in their life.. If they do they are going against their religious beliefs…..god forbid :)
P Val: “Also since religious people don’t believe in evolution there is no need for them to get the shot..because the flu virus can’t evolve from the original so they should already be protected from the flu if they ever had it in their life.”
You failed logic class, didn’t you? That was terrible.
Lol..no..they don’t believe in evolution, they believe in creationism…the flu virus evolves so that is why a new vaccine is needed.. Hope I wrote it so you can follow it
No, no, no, P Val, god just makes new virus’ so we can be afflicted all over again.
Yeah..he is a heck of a guy.. Drowns the entire planet except for some guy and his family in a boat..doesn’t get better Han that…the ultimate ctrl/alt/del.
Oh goodness.
A little parcipitate and the whole f-ing world is going to end.
Grab a set and get a shot.
Particulate. Sorry, iPhone fail.
P Val: “Lol..no..they don’t believe in evolution, they believe in creationism…the flu virus evolves so that is why a new vaccine is needed.. Hope I wrote it so you can follow it”
I don’t speak stupid. Sorry.
JB.. you make not speak it..but you do write it ;)
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