Legal move over flu jab narcolepsy

Lawyers have launched a class action on behalf of 38 Britons – including 19 children – who developed narcolepsy after having the swine flu vaccine.

In February, scientists from the Health Protection Agency said there was evidence of a link between the Pandemrix jab – manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) – and narcolepsy in children in England.

Its figures suggest about one in 55,000 children vaccinated – about 20 in the UK – are thought to have developed narcolepsy.

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Law firm Hodge Jones & Allen has now started legal action against GSK. It said compensation could be up to and possibly exceed £1m for each sufferer. The children who form part of the claim are now aged six to 16.

The move follows the Government’s decision in September to confirm a link between Pandemrix and narcolepsy, paving the way for compensation claims through its Vaccine Damage Payments Scheme.

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