The European Commission asked the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) to investigate whether GlaxoSmithKline’s flu jab, Panemrix is linked to a higher risk of developing narcoplepsy. The EMEA says the investigation is now underway. Some cases of narcolepsy were reported in Finland and Sweden – the EMEA says they were all “collected through spontaneous reporting systems”. Pandemrix has been in use since September 2009 for protection against H1N1 influenza (informally known as swine flu). Over 30 million Europeans have been given the shot, according to EMEA…

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