Pharmaceutical Pulls Swine Flu Vaccine From Canada

2009_10_swinefluvac.jpg Eep: 1010WINS reports, "Pharmaceuticals company GlaxoSmithKline PLC said Tuesday it has advised medical staff in Canada to not use one batch of swine flu vaccines in case they trigger life-threatening allergies. Company spokeswoman Gwenan White said that they issued the advice after reports that one batch of the swine flu vaccine might have caused more allergic reactions than normal." The batch of 172,000 doses had been distributed across Canada; it's unclear how many had been given to patients before GSK informed medical professionals.

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Fucking wonderful. Why does this shit always happen after I've had a flu shot. And in Canada no less.

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