State in the dock over swine flu jab effects

Dozens of people, many of them children, have initiated legal proceedings against the State and GlaxoSmithKline after developing narcolepsy following the swine flu vaccine.

According to the NHS, narcolepsy is a rare long-term brain disorder that causes a person to suddenly fall asleep at inappropriate times. Health Minister Simon Harris has confirmed that, as of October 10, legal proceedings had been initiated against him, the HSE, and GlaxoSmithKline Biological SA by 51 individuals.

“The plaintiffs allege personal injury in which they claim the development of narcolepsy (cataplexy) resulted from the administration of the H1N1 pandemic vaccine,” he said in an answer to a parliamentary question from Fianna Fáil TD, Marc MacSharry.