Boy who developed sleep disorder after swine flu jab settles case for €900,000

The teenager, who cannot be named, was five years of age when he received the Pandemrix vaccine in November 2009.

The boy had through his mother sued the Minister for Health, the HSE, and Glaxosmithkline Biologicals SA (GSK) — the producer of Pandemrix.

A 16-year old boy who sued claiming he developed a rare sleep disorder after receiving a swine flu jab has settled his High Court action for €900,000.

The teenager, who cannot be named by order of the court, was five years of age when he received the Pandemrix vaccine in November 2009.