Deaths unrelated to H1N1 vaccination of mothers

BANGKOK, Feb 2 (TNA) – Thailand Ministry of Public Health has initially concluded that recent fetal deaths are not linked to the anti A(H1N1) flu vaccinations of their mothers, earlier considered a possibility.

In the first case of a pregnant woman at Bangkok’s Vajira Hospital, the fetal death occurred five days after its mother received the vaccine, but the mother had earlier experienced miscarriages twice.

The third miscarriage is not involved the vaccination as the unborn baby had brain haemorrhage five days later. It did not happen immediately after the mother was injected.

Another case of miscarriage in Satun found that the unborn baby weighed only 1,000 grammes and the miscarriage is related to the mother’s record of smoking marijuana.

Dr Opas Karngawinphong, director of the Bureau of General Communicable Diseases, said medical workers continued giving A(H1N1) shots to high-risk groups.

Citing to a result of a Monday’s meeting of a subcommittee related to the Influenza Type A(H1N1), Dr Opas
added that the vaccines could still boost immunity against the virus as usual.

Currently, only one person is suffering from a side effect, having difficulty breathing after the inoculation.

If any persons are allergic to the vaccines, the medical staff must closely monitor condition and determine the
cause of allergies and whether it is related to the vaccine, Dr Opas ordered. (TNA)