Finland's National Institute for Health and Welfare Recommends Suspension of H1N1 Vaccinations

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http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/news//


The vaccine is not to be used until it is determined if it is linked to an increase in the number of cases of narcolepsy in the country.

THL says that the recommendation is a precautionary measure. At the moment there is no swine flu epidemic in the country that would require urgent vaccination against the virus.

"Indications of a time link between vaccinations and narcolepsy cases have been seen, but an actual link has not been established. In light of international information, a connection would even seem unlikely", Dr Hanna Nohynek, a special researcher at THL told YLE on Tuesday,

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1. Oh, well, maybe when flu season gets here....n/t