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Topical Issue Debate: Narcolepsy Issues (13 Dec 2016)

Finian McGrath: ...the Minister for Health, the Health Service Executive and GlaxoSmithKline Biological have been initiated by 51 individuals. The plaintiffs allege personal injury and claim the development of narcolepsy resulted from the administration of the H1N1 pandemic vaccine. Legal advice obtained by the Department recommended delegation of the management of these cases and any subsequent similar...

Topical Issue Debate: Narcolepsy Issues (13 Dec 2016)

Narcolepsy Issues

Topical Issue Debate: Narcolepsy Issues (13 Dec 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: Narcolepsy was described to me by somebody whose family has been affected by it as being asleep when one should be awake and awake when one should be asleep. It is a naturally occurring ailment, but many people are affected by it because of a vaccination programme, specifically the use of a product called Pandemrix. The Pandemrix vaccine was intended to treat the H1N1 virus, or swine flu....

Topical Issue Debate: Narcolepsy Issues (13 Dec 2016)

Finian McGrath: I thank Deputy Michael D'Arcy for raising this very important issue and for allowing me the opportunity to give an update to the House on the matter. I acknowledge the impact of narcolepsy on all people who have been diagnosed with it. In particular, I am aware of a specific group of individuals who claim to have developed narcolepsy as a result of receiving pandemic vaccine during the 2009...

Topical Issue Debate: Narcolepsy Issues (13 Dec 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: I ask the Minister of State to correct the record of the House. In his response he said, "In particular, I am aware of a specific group of individuals who claim to have developed narcolepsy as a result of receiving pandemic vaccine during the 2009 influenza pandemic." They do not claim this; it happened to them as a result of the use of the vaccine. Will the Minister of State take the...

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