A British high court has rejected an appeal by government lawyers to withhold compensation payments to children who developed narcolepsy as a result of a swine flu vaccine. Around six million people in Britain were given the Pandemrix vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline during the so called swine flu pandemic in 2009-2010… however the vaccines were withdrawn after doctors noticed a sharp rise in narcolepsy among those who received it. Reuters reported that eight hundred children in Europe also developed narcolepsy after taking the swine flu vaccine The Guardian reports The sleep disorder is permanent and can cause people to fall asleep dozens of times a day. Some narcoleptics have night terrors and a muscular condition called cataplexy that can lead them to collapse on the spot. In 2015, a 12-year-old boy, known as John for the proceedings, was awarded £120,000 by a court that ruled he had been left severely disabled by narcolepsy caused by the vaccine. He was seven when he had the jab and developed symptoms within months. Because of his tiredness, John became disruptive at school and found it almost impossible to make friends. He takes several naps a day, cannot shower or take a bus on [...]
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