https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed At least three people in Sweden have died from a new wave of swine flu and experts are worried that more fatalities are on the way. Northern Sweden has been the hardest hit. https://www.thelocal.se/20140213/three-swedes-die-in-new-swine-flu-wave Thu, 13 Feb 2014 09:59:00 +0100 three-swedes-die-in-new-swine-flu-wave A grief-stricken father has gone public with the Swedish state's failure to compensate his teenage daughter who fell ill with narcolepsy after taking the swine flu jab during the pandemic scare in 2009. Her diagnosis came "too late". https://www.thelocal.se/20131025/51000 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 11:24:00 +0200 51000 The swine flu vaccine Pandemrix has a direct link to causing narcolepsy, especially among the younger people who were vaccinated, a new Swedish study revealed on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20130326/46950 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:35:00 +0100 46950 A new Swedish study shows that all Swedes who developed narcolepsy from the swine flu vaccine Pandemrix received the vaccine from 12 of the 35 batches, despite the Swedish Medical Products Agency’s (Läkemedelsverket) previous claim that no such connection exists. https://www.thelocal.se/20120601/41180 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 09:54:00 +0200 41180 The first children in Sweden who fell ill with the sleeping disorder narcolepsy after being given the swine flu vaccination Pandemrix, have been awarded 50,000 kronor ($7,340) in compensation. https://www.thelocal.se/20111007/36596 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:00:00 +0200 36596 The risk of developing the sleeping disorder narcolepsy after receiving the swine flu vaccine Pandemrix is 20 times as high for kids living in counties Halland and Västra Götaland, in western Sweden, according to a ongoing study. https://www.thelocal.se/20110916/36174 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:16:00 +0200 36174 A new Swedish study shows an increased risk of developing the sleeping disease narcolepsy for children vaccinated with swine flu vaccine Pandemrix, a drug manufactured by pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline. https://www.thelocal.se/20110329/32878 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:49:00 +0200 32878 The European Medicines Agency said Friday it was probing whether there is a link between the Pandemrix swine flu vaccine and the sleeping disorder narcolepsy amid concerns in Finland and Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20100827/28620 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:57:00 +0200 28620 The Medical Products Agency (Läkemedelsverket) began an inquiry on Wednesday into vaccinations for swine flu made by British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline suspected of provoking narcolepsy. https://www.thelocal.se/20100819/28446 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:13:00 +0200 28446