STOCKHOLM, Sweden - October 23, 2009 - Yesterday 30 people had been reporting to the authorities in Sweden that they experienced such severe side effects that they felt the need to contact a hospital. Today the number is 140. The Swedish newspaper Expressen is the only one in Sweden reporting on these cases and as usual this is most likely only the tip of a rather large iceberg.
UPDATE: A few hours later, the number of people reporting side effects is now 190. One person has died after receiving the injection but no direct relation with the injection has been established. The biggest medical scandal in the history of Sweden has just started.
Thousands of Swedes have been vaccinated so far and reports of side effects are flooding in to The Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control (SMI). Even so, Annika Linde, director of SMI, managed to spin this into something positive by stating, “The vaccine has more side effects than normal flu vaccines. (This means) it (provides more) effective protection.”
Several severe cases of allergic reactions have been reported to the unit for medicinal safety. This unit has now asked some of the many units that vaccinate to report side effects to better get an accurate picture of the situation.
A nurse who took the shot last Wednesday is still feeling sick. She got a high fever and shivers from the vaccine. “My whole body was shaking. It was so severe that I could not even hold a glass of water in my hand,” said Lotta Lindström.