15-year-old settles case with State and pharmaceutical company over side-effects from swine flu vaccine
Ben Blackwell from Ratoath in Co Meath won damages in the High Court today.
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Ben Blackwell from Ratoath in Co Meath won damages in the High Court today.
A solicitor handling many of the cases said the slow process is “very frustrating” for his clients.
The study showed a 13.9-fold higher risk of narcolepsy in children or adolescents vaccinated with Pandemrix in Ireland that those not vaccinated with it.
The vaccine, which has been linked to narcolepsy in young people, was approved by the European medicines watchdog in 2009.
The HSE said it intends to set aside a letter sent to sufferers to inform them that supports would be withheld on the advice of the State Claims Agency.
A report published last year concluded that those given the State sponsored swine flu vaccine Pandemrix were at a higher risk of narcolepsy than unvaccinated individuals.
The Health Service Executive is investigating the link between a swine flu jab and narcolepsy. This year’s vaccine does not contain the controversial Pandremix strain.
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The European Medicines Agency has said there is a link between the drug Pandemrix and the sleeping disorder narcolepsy in young people.