Narcolepsy Claims Solicitors

Narcolepsy Claims & Compensation Resulting From Pandemrix Swine Flu Vaccine

During the 2009/2010 Swine Flu (H1N1) pandemic in Europe, Pandemrix was widely used to vaccinate people including 900,000 people in Ireland. Following an increase in narcolepsy cases in children after receiving the Pandemrix vaccination, investigations were carried out by health agencies across Europe. 

The Department of Health investigated the association between narcolepsy and Pandemrix and they found that there was a thirteen-fold increase in the risk of narcolepsy in vaccinated individuals compared with unvaccinated individuals. These results are similar to those in Sweden and Finland.

If you would like to know more about the investigation findings, read: What is Pandemrix and why is it dangerous?

Narcolepsy vaccine injury in Ireland

Almost 50 people in Ireland and over 800 across Europe have been affected by narcolepsy, a life-long incurable disease, following the Pandemrix vaccination. The symptoms of narcolepsy include daytime sleepiness, hallucinations, sleep paralysis, weight increases and cataplexies which is a sudden loss of muscle tone ranging from slackness of facial muscles to total collapse. 

We are a leading firm of medical negligence solicitors based in Dublin, Wicklow & Wexford

We have been investigating claims for compensation on behalf of the majority of families affected by narcolepsy. In certain cases, we have already issued proceedings against the State and GlaxoSmithKline, the producers of Pandemrix.

If you believe you suffered as a result of Pandemrix, we can help. Contact Us today to learn more.

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