The risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome after influenza vaccination

More than 8.5 million doses of other vaccines (including oral polio, measlesmumps-rubella, conjugated pneumococcal, live attenuated influenza, diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis, varicella, and Haemophilus B) were administered to children, with no cases of GBS reported following vaccination.5 PE...

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Published in:Formulary (Cleveland, Ohio) Ohio), 2013-09, Vol.48 (9), p.303
Main Author: Walberg, Mark P
Format: Article
Language:English
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Campylobacter
Complications and side effects
Disease
Guillain-Barre syndrome
Infections
Influenza
Influenza vaccines
Mortality
Pharmacy
Rare diseases
Risk factors
Vaccines
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Summary:More than 8.5 million doses of other vaccines (including oral polio, measlesmumps-rubella, conjugated pneumococcal, live attenuated influenza, diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis, varicella, and Haemophilus B) were administered to children, with no cases of GBS reported following vaccination.5 PERSPECTIVE This and other recent studies (eg, Kwong JC, et al 2013) have cast a great deal of doubt on the possibility of a causal relationship between influenza vaccination and GBS.6 Furthermore, the increased risk of GBS following influenza infection lends additional support to use of influenza vaccination to reduce the likelihood of acquiring GBS via immunity to influenza.
ISSN:1082-801X
1938-1166