H1N1 Vaccine Recall Leaves Users Vulnerable in U.S. and Canada
The H1N1 vaccine may be proving more dangerous than helpful. According to ABC News and MSNBC.com reports, the swine flu vaccine is proving detrimental to some users, causing severe allergic reactions in some and proving to be altogether ineffective for others.
ABCNews.com reports that a batch of the H1N1 vaccine has been recalled by its maker, U.K.-based GlaxoSmithKline, because the vaccine has caused a severe allergic reaction in at least six people. A total of 170,000 doses of the vaccine have been recalled in Canada. At this point, reports claim that this particular issue with the vaccine is isolated and has yet to affect users in other countries. To date, a total of 7.5 million doses of the vaccine have been distributed in Canada.
An MSNBC.com article cites an equally scary report, claiming that over 800,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccine have been recalled by Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccine’s division of France-based pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis Group. These particular doses of the vaccine have been deemed ineffective in preventing the onset of swine flu. Each dose in question has been cited as losing potency, thus failing to protect its user from contracting the illness. What’s more problematic about this particular instance of pharmaceutical product recall is that the futile doses in question were distributed amongst children.
As consumers, we trust that the products we buy are going to be free of error and perform as is advertised. Pharmaceutical recalls and the failure of pharmaceutical companies to deliver safe products are particularly unnerving because the health and well-being of consumers is put in great jeopardy.
At Page | Cagle, our attorneys will keep a watchful eye over new developments involving the H1N1 vaccine recall. If you feel as though you have been a victim of a defective product, H1N1 or otherwise, please don’t hesitate to contact our Missouri personal injury attorneys. Call 866-620-5757 for a free consultation of your particular situation, or visit or main website: www.injuredclient.com for more information on this and other defective products.
Source Article:
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/SwineFluNews/wireStory?id=9162438
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34432437/ns/health-cold_and_flu/
