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Paramedics Called As Pupils Collapse During School Vaccinations

A secondary school in Northampton was forced to suspend its vaccinations session after several students fell ill  after being given their jabs. Paramedics were called to the school after around 10 to 15 students from Year 10 were reported to have keeled over after getting their vaccinations at the School for Boys on Tuesday. Following the incident, the vaccines have been withdrawn as a precautionary measure and an investigation has been launched by the Northampton School Nursing Team at Northants Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The Mail Online reports: One parent, whose son saw the drama unfold, said children were seen ‘on their backs on the floor with their legs up on chairs’. The woman, who didn’t want to be named, added: ‘Several different vaccines were being administered, and around 10 to 15 pupils keeled over and paramedics were called. ‘The rest of the jabs were cancelled and a letter was sent home to the parents of pupils who had been given the jabs about what to do if they felt nauseous. Rumours say there may have been a duff batch of vaccines.’ The teenagers were later said to be ‘well’ but the school sent a letter home to parents warning [...]