London, 15 Dec: Parents of 6-year old Josh Hadfield believe that a swine flu vaccination is responsible for their son’s sleeping syndrome narcolepsy.
Josh lost muscle control and started sleeping up to 19-hours a day 3-weeks after being given Pandemrix nearly 2-years ago.
Makers of the vaccine GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) claim there is no evidence of any connection and point out that only 7 children have developed the syndrome from 6 million doses of the vaccine in the UK. GSK said, “At the end of day, patient safety is of utmost importance to us and we wouldn’t ever put out a drug if we believed it was a true issue.”
However, the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency said, “A similar risk had only been confirmed in Finland and Sweden.”[1]
[1] http://www.drugscontrol.org/news.asp?id=7100&hl=Parents%20Blame%20Swine%20Flu%20Vaccine%20for%20Son%27s%20Narcolepsy