SOUND member Lauren Kavanagh and her father Larry spoke on RTE news last night about the impact of narcolepsy on their lives. Lauren is one of 80 people who developed narcolepsy as a result of the H1N1 Swine Flu vaccine Pandemrix. In the report by Fergal Bowers, they highlighted the need for funding for a sleep [...]
After receiving the Pandemrix vaccine to prevent swine flu, nearly 1,700 people developed narcolepsy. Originally published in Politico By Carmen Paun 12/5/16, 9:22 PM CET ¦ Updated 12/5/16, 9:24 PM CET Almost 1,700 Europeans who have a rare sleep disorder linked to being vaccinated against swine flu looked to the European Commission on Monday for recognition [...]
A new peer reviewed research article has been published in PLOS ONE titled "Antigenic Differences between AS03 Adjuvanted Influenza A (H1N1) Pandemic Vaccines: Implications for Pandemrix-Associated Narcolepsy Risk". (click the link to read the full article) The article compares two GlaxoSmithKline manufactured H1N1 swine flu vaccines, both of which used the AS03 adjuvant. Arepanrix, produced by [...]
