Risk of fever in children following second dose of swine flu vaccineSanjay Tanday, healthcarerepublic.com,
07 December 2009, 00:15am Be the first to comment The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has warned that young children may experience fever after their second dose of the GSK swine flu vaccine Pandemrix.
GPs and parents should monitor the temperature of the vaccinated child and, if necessary, take measures to lower the fever.
The Agency has recommended that this information be included in the prescribing information, and be taken into consideration when deciding whether to give a second dose to children.
However, they add that although the data shows that a single dose of the vaccine produces a good immune response in young children, having the second dose further increases the immune response against pandemic influenza.
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