WOMAN IN HUNGARY DIES AFTER SWINE FLU JAB, REPORTS BUDAPEST TIMES

WOMAN IN HUNGARY DIES AFTER SWINE FLU JAB, REPORTS BUDAPEST TIMES

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New treatment in flu vaccine controversy
Written by Robert Hodgson
Tuesday, 20 October 2009


A 64-year-old woman died last week just two days after receiving an inoculation against the new A(H1N1) influenza virus dubbed swine flu. The state medical service ÁNTSZ ordered an autopsy to establish whether there was any link between the vaccine and the death of the patient, who suffered from chronic, but mild, heart disease.

New fatality

Last week also saw Hungary’s fourth fatality attributed to A(H1N1) infection. A 47-year-old man who died in hospital was found to have been infected with the virus, health minister Tamás Székely told reporters last Thursday. The patient was being treated for pneumonia.

Hungary’s chief medical officer Ferenc Falus addressed a parliamentary Health Committee last Wednesday and urged Hungarians to get themselves vaccinated as quickly as possible. Falus had himself inoculated in front of reporters in a bid to quell public fears over the safety of the vaccine. The previous week, the manufacturer of Hungary’s A(H1N1) vaccine, Omninvest, had threatened to sue media for “scaremongering” by suggesting the vaccine could be ineffective or dangerous.

Winter epidemic possible

Meanwhile, the ÁNTSZ warned that infection could reach epidemic proportions by early next year following the onset of winter weather. Fewer than 300 cases of A(H1N1) infection have been confirmed in Hungary since the virus was first detected in humans. However, the week before last, some 16,000 cases of influenza were registered nationwide, and it is likely that a good deal, if not most, of these are down to the new variant virus.


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Hungary's new flu vaccine not suitable for children, pregnant women, says health advisor

The vaccine against the new flu virus is not suitable for small children and pregnant women, a member of Hungary's Collegium for Infectology, an advisor to the Health Ministry, said in a television programme on TV2 on Sunday evening.

Pregnant women should instead be treated with antiviral products, of which there is not enough in the country, Andras Szalka said.

The Health Ministry responded that it had not to date received a statement from the Collegium to this effect, however, it added that Chief Medical Officer Ferenc Falus has called a meeting of the pandemic committee for Monday, where this matter would be discussed.

The fourth patient died in Hungary on Thursday associated with the new flu A/H1N1 virus. The virus had been revealed in 283 cases since it appeared in Hungary in May

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Someone please tell Hungary of natural antivirals!
Mrs. B in AZ 2009-10-23 14:37:14

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An over-reactive immune response (cytokine storm) in healthy people causes the dramatic and unexpected organ failure leading to death with this flu, similar to the 1918 flu. Immediate use of natural anti-virals by the entire population (sick & well) will have a huge effect in communities but especially so in these high-risk groups. Antivirals lessen the amount of virus in the bloodstream thereby keeping the body's cytokine production down. This will take an enormous burden off emergency facilities and SAVE LIVES.

Two readily-attainable supplements are easily tolerated, safe for children/ pregnant women with no toxicity. They also do not cause virus resistance, unlike Tamiflu:

--Resveratrol-- Resveratrol increased survival rates 40% in flu-infected mice, lowered the amount of virus in lungs by 98%. Liquid form is preferred. Hold a few tablespoons in the mouth for one minute then swallow. Repeat doses 2-3x daily (more often for serious cases) or take one 200 mg. capsule 2-3x daily. Use droppers for babies / young children.

--N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC)-- Capsules can be opened on yogurt. Suggested doses:
• Adults--1200 mg, twice a day
• Children over 12-- 600 mg, twice a day
• Children 40 lbs & up-- 300-600 mg, twice a day
• Children under 40 lbs-- 150-300 mg, twice a day

The prescription-only inhalers MucoMyst or Mucosil contain NAC. Clinics and hospitals should stock up on these and administer preventively, before patients show lung involvement.