One of these stories reported that the government of Western Australia temporarily suspended its free influenza vaccination program for children under the age of five after the reported reactions. High fevers and convulsions were reported at that time in 23 children who had received the vaccine.
The following day, the news agency TopNews reported that 60 children had severe reactions and that one child had died from the reaction. The article noted that warnings had been issued to Australian doctors telling them that they are not supposed to administer the seasonal flu vaccine to kids under the age of 5.
On April 24, Radio New Zealand published an article with the headline, "Health officials in Australia say the number of children suffering adverse reactions to the flu vaccine may be severely underestimated because they have no way of monitoring people's reactions."
On April 26, 2010, ABC News listed the facts of the situation by reporting the following:
- Dozens of children in Queensland and Western Australia suffered fevers, vomiting and convulsions after being immunized.
- In Brisbane, a two-year-old girl died a day after receiving the seasonal flu shot.
- Authorities have temporarily banned the vaccine for those under five.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) influenza center says the cases involved several different batches of the vaccine.
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I have FINALLY convinced my 86 year-old mother-in-law NOT to get an annual flu shot. She works out at the gym 5 days week, chooses organic food and is adjusted at least twice a week, but for whatever reason, immunizations were a sticking point. Until now. She FINALLY gets it! It has been a long process, but progress is made one patient at a time.
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