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What Should I Do For Over Dosage Of The Swine Flu Vaccine ?

my children were given the flu vacine containing swine flu combined along with a further swine flu vacine what could be the risks that may of occurred,i cannot belive my children were given the two as the nurse was unaware that the seasonal flu vacine already covered the swine flu!!...and when she realised she made the mistake she didn inform me i found out when my baby had reaction to the normal flu vacine which she didn need either!!..
Tue, 8 Nov 2011
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Please be aware that the flu vacine alreay covers the swine flu virus if your deciding to get the flu jab,the nurse that done this apparently had 10 months out of practice surely she should of known this??!!Being a parent we trust the medical proffession and i left my children in her hands wanting them safe,one of my children is disabled by a rare brain disease just incase your wondering why i had my children immunised she is at risk of any ill ness affecting her especially temperatures etc so getting 2 jabs was bad enough luckily the 3 children vaccinated were ok but my baby had reaction to just the flu jab,im just wanting to know what the risk could of been?the nurse was going to give my baby the extra dose of swine luckily i said no thanks as was thinking somin wasn right!but need advice now what should i be doing??this was on wednesday 5th my baby is only just starting to feel herself scary stuff belive me anybody have any idea's?? thankyou x
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What Should I Do For Over Dosage Of The Swine Flu Vaccine ?

Please be aware that the flu vacine alreay covers the swine flu virus if your deciding to get the flu jab,the nurse that done this apparently had 10 months out of practice surely she should of known this??!!Being a parent we trust the medical proffession and i left my children in her hands wanting them safe,one of my children is disabled by a rare brain disease just incase your wondering why i had my children immunised she is at risk of any ill ness affecting her especially temperatures etc so getting 2 jabs was bad enough luckily the 3 children vaccinated were ok but my baby had reaction to just the flu jab,im just wanting to know what the risk could of been?the nurse was going to give my baby the extra dose of swine luckily i said no thanks as was thinking somin wasn right!but need advice now what should i be doing??this was on wednesday 5th my baby is only just starting to feel herself scary stuff belive me anybody have any idea s?? thankyou x