35 children ill in Karnataka after encephelitis vaccine.

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http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEK20060715020823 & Page=K & Title=Southern+News+%2D+Karnataka & Topic=0 & 35 children ill after brain fever vaccinationSaturday July 15 2006 12:29 IST [Only last month 33 children were ill in Bengal from the same vaccine]BELLARY: About 35 children have fallen ill after administration of brainfever vaccine and are being treated in a hospital here on Friday.The children, who were vaccinated in St Joseph’s vaccinating site inCantonment area yesterday, suffered from fever, nausea, head ache anddifficult in breathing,

following which they were rushed to hospital.Nearly three lakh children in the district have been immunised from Monday.District Health Officer Dr Hanumaiah said that seven children had beenadmitted to the VIMS hospital as in-patients. Their condition was normal.The reason for the sudden development was yet to be investigated, he added.Dr Abdulla, in-charge of the immunisation project said that the suddendeterioration in health after the vaccination was not related to theimmunisation process, but only due to fear factor. Older children above 13years of age were the ones who were more affected. Those hospitalised wouldbe discharged soon, he added. "Our ideal is not the spirituality that withdraws from life but the conquest of life by the power of the spirit." -

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