Woman who developed narcolepsy after swine flu jab had 'no quality of life'

Family of 23-year-old Katie Clack, who took her own life after struggling with the terrible effects of her incurable sleep disorder, vows to fight for justiceA 23-year-old nursery assistant who developed narcolepsy after receiving a swine flu vaccine took her own life last year, telling her family that living with the incurable sleep disorder had become unbearable.Katie Clack’s death raises fresh questions about the government’s long refusal to compensate about 80 people who developed narcolepsy as a rare side-effect of the vaccine, on the basis that the condition is not serious enough to merit payouts. Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 13, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Hannah Devlin science correspondent Tags: UK news Swine flu Health GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals industry Drugs Science Source Type: news