Bi-weekly and cumulative number of deaths due to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, by province/territory, Canada, as of December 8, 2009, 11h00 EDT Deaths
Province / Territory New Deaths reported
(from December 3, 2009 to
December 8, 2009, 11h00 EDT) Cumulative
British Columbia 1 46
Alberta 2 59
Saskatchewan 0 12
Manitoba 0 9
Ontario 0 104
Quebec 2 99
New Brunswick 0 7
Nova Scotia 0 7
Prince Edward Island 0 0
Newfoundland and Labrador 1 16
Yukon 0 2
Northwest Territories 0 1
Nunavut 0 1
Total 6 363
OTTAWA -- The chief public health officer says few Canadians have suffered serious side-effects from the H1N1 flu shot.
Dr. David Butler-Jones says that of the 6.5 million people who have received the H1N1 vaccine, only 36 have had serious adverse reactions.
With any vaccination campaign, we expect to see some cases of serious adverse events," he said. "They are very rare, but they are part of all mass-vaccination campaigns and we expect to see a small number of them."

More serious reactions can include life-threatening illnesses, disabilities or deaths.

One person is believed to have died from a serious reaction to the vaccine, Butler-Jones said, but the death hasn't yet been conclusively linked to the flu shot. He said it's possible the elderly person who died suffered from an underlying condition.

CTV reported Tuesday it had been told by Manitoba health officials about the deaths of two people in the province within a week of getting the H1N1 vaccine.

The provincial officials said the H1N1 immunizations were not likely the cause of the death in either case.