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Guillain-Barre Syndrome Vaccines
Report summarizes Guillain-Barre syndrome vaccines study findings from Health Protection Agency Center for Infections
February 25th, 2009
A new study, 'Investigation of the temporal association of Guillain-Barre syndrome with influenza vaccine and influenzalike illness using the United Kingdom General Practice Research Database,' is now available. "In 1976, the national swine influenza vaccination program in the United States was suspended because of an increased risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome. Subsequent studies of seasonal influenza vaccine have given conflicting results," researchers in London, the United Kingdom report. "The authors used the self-controlled case series method to investigate the relation of Guillain-Barré syndrome with influenza vaccine and influenzalike illness using cases recorded...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-02-25)
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