H1N1 Vaccine Trial for Asthmatics
October 11, 2009 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is set to test the H1N1 vaccine in people who have asthma, news reports say. According to a press release issued on Friday, October 9,
“People with severe asthma often take high doses of glucocorticoids that can suppress their immune system, placing them at greater risk for infection and possibly serious disease caused by 2009 H1N1 influenza virus,” says NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. “We need to determine the optimal dose of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine that can be safely administered to this at-risk population and whether one or two doses are needed to produce an immune response that is predictive of protection.”
It’s thought that people who have asthma and have to take steroids to keep the disease under control may be at higher risk of developing the H1N1 influenza and for developing complications. Earlier findings showed that those with asthma had a four times higher risk than those without asthma. Therefore, a vaccine for those with asthma is important.
The researchers are looking to test the vaccine on 350 people with asthma, whether it is mild, moderate or severe. They will be given one of two different doses and three weeks later, a repeat dose. A blood test done will let researchers know how effective the vaccine is.
The trial will be conducted at the following locations:
- Cleveland Clinic, Ohio
- Emory University, Atlanta
- University of Pittsburgh Asthma Institute
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C.
- Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis
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Image: Newscom.com
Would you take a vaccine if the company that made it has been cleared of all guilt if anything goes wrong. What if that company’s owners refused to take that vaccine. What if there is speculation that the vaccine could have sterilizing squalene like adjuvants in it. What if a 2000 Intl. units daily dose of Vitamin D3 could keep you from getting swine flu … any flu.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4SmFxyust0
Watch this video everyone! I’m an asthmetic and I am one of the unlucky bunch to get the gardisel shot.. then finding out people have died and that is probably why I always get pressure in my head.. now to see this? Don’t you see!? They want everyone to get it, they’re scaring you into taking it! oh you have asthma, you need the shot. Oh, you have aids, you need the shot. Oh, you have had a heart attack/stroke/cancer/thyroid problem! You need to the shot. Open your eyes people!