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Originally Posted by MTI
Less than 50 cases is "lots of folks" unless you count the number immunized in 1976.
From the CDC:
In 1976 there was a small increased risk of GBS following vaccination with an influenza vaccine made to protect against a swine flu virus. The increased risk was approximately 1 additional case of GBS per 100,000 people who got the swine flu vaccine. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) conducted a thorough scientific review of this issue in 2003 and concluded that people who received the 1976 swine influenza vaccine had an increased risk for developing GBS. Scientists have multiple theories on why this increased risk may have occurred, but the exact reason for this association remains unknown.
If your lifestyle puts you in contact with a lot of folks, including friend or family with compromised immune systems (cancer patients, elderly, infirm) you should consider the annual flu shot.
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Overall, there were 1098 cases of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) recorded nationwide by CDC surveillance,
532 of which occurred after vaccination and 543 before vaccination.[33] There are about one to two cases of GBS per 100,000 people every year, whether or not people have been vaccinated.[34] The vaccination program seems to have increased this normal risk of developing GBS by about to one extra case per 100,000 vaccinations.[34]
33 ^ Schonberger LB, Bregman DJ, Sullivan-Bolyai JZ et al. (August 1979). "Guillain-Barre syndrome following vaccination in the National Influenza Immunization Program, United States, 1976--1977". American Journal of Epidemiology 110 (2): 105–23. PMID 463869.
^ a b c "General Questions and Answers on Guillain-Barr syndrome". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. September 14, 2009.
you seem to be off. by a factor of 10. or did i miss something?
and do you know the difference between "live" and "killed" virus vaccines?
(it's not a black and white issue. as you may have heard, in the last few years, the "powers that be" suddenly admitted that:
p.s.a. tests for men are worthless, and lead to unnecessary prostate surgery
mammograms are no longer recommended for women aged 40 to 50
hormone replacement for women is dangerous, and can cause cancer, strokes, etc.
or do you have some "conflicting" data on that too?