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...side effects. Pandemrix has an adjuvant which hasn't been tested sufficiently up until now," Alexander Kekulé, a virologist at the University of Halle, tells TIME. "Celvapan is a whole-virus vaccine, which has fewer side effects than Pandemrix, but it leads more often to fever or local swelling when compared with the normal seasonal-flu vaccine," he adds. Although Kekulé calls the government's handling of the vaccination program a "scandal," he says government officials and soldiers are not necessarily getting a better deal with Celvapan. "Neither Celvapan nor Pandemrix are ideal," he says. (See what...
Many parents have long complained about the policy, pointing out that some families face transportation difficulties—in addition to concerns about maintaining a place in their local community—when they are not assigned to one of their top choice schools...
...army's presence in Kenya hasn't been without complications, though. In 2002 the British government paid about $7 million in compensation to 233 people who had been injured or had relatives killed by stray ordnance in the region. British soldiers were accused of raping some 2,000 local women over the decades, but in 2006 a military investigation concluded that there was not enough evidence to bring the claims to court...
...British Army takes liaison with local populations seriously ... and is careful to minimize any adverse effects arising from their presence," an army spokesperson in London told TIME. "Preserving the local environment is a priority. In addition, we have supported the local economy and infrastructure by funding new schools and employing local workers...
...part of her new position, Nabel will also oversee a second institution, the Tufts-affiliated Faulkner Hospital, which is also run by Partners Healthcare, a conglomerate that oversees several local medical institutions...