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Federal health officials are investigating whether use of the 2009 pandemic swine flu h1n1 vaccine has increased risk of Guillain-Barr? syndrome, Washington Post reported.
Guillain-Barr? syndrome can cause paralysis and death; Bell's palsy; and thrombocytopenia. This health condition is diagnosed in about 3000 to 6000 men and women each year in the United States.
The governmental probe came after the latest analysis of data collected from five surveillance networks that monitor people who have been vaccinated with swine flu h1n1 vaccine.
Officials cautioned that it's too early to know whether what had been observed suggests a real risk from the swine flu vaccine. The observation might be due to intensive monitoring effort.
Marie McCormick, chairwoman of the Health and Human Services Department's National Vaccine Advisory Committee was cited as saying by the post that chances are good that the apparent tiny risk may disappear after further analysis of the data.
Even if the link between Guillain-Barr? syndrome and the swine flu h1n1 vaccine does exist, the estimated risk for the vaccine recipients to acquire the condition was no more than one case per 1 million people vaccinated, she said.
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Guillain-Barr? syndrome can cause paralysis and death; Bell's palsy; and thrombocytopenia. This health condition is diagnosed in about 3000 to 6000 men and women each year in the United States.
The governmental probe came after the latest analysis of data collected from five surveillance networks that monitor people who have been vaccinated with swine flu h1n1 vaccine.
Officials cautioned that it's too early to know whether what had been observed suggests a real risk from the swine flu vaccine. The observation might be due to intensive monitoring effort.
Marie McCormick, chairwoman of the Health and Human Services Department's National Vaccine Advisory Committee was cited as saying by the post that chances are good that the apparent tiny risk may disappear after further analysis of the data.
Even if the link between Guillain-Barr? syndrome and the swine flu h1n1 vaccine does exist, the estimated risk for the vaccine recipients to acquire the condition was no more than one case per 1 million people vaccinated, she said.
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http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Non-food/Drug/swine_flu_vaccine_2404100806.html