Lead Author: Dodd, et al.
Original date of publication: 09/01/2013
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23770307/
Summary Context
This paper shows another rigorous statistical analysis linking influenza vaccination with GBS, in this case the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccination campaign. But because it was published in Vaccine, it very predictably says that the side effects are worth the alleged benefit.
Comments
This internationally-focused study looks at the association between the swin flu vaccination debacle in 2009 and the increased rates of GBS associated with it, but authors argue it is not enough to justify not continuing with the vaccination campaign. Authors found over 2x the rate of GBS among those vaccinated.
Abstract or Results, Key Passages
“The significance and consistency of our findings support a conclusion of an association between 2009 H1N1 vaccination and GBS. Given the rarity of the event the relative incidence found does not provide evidence in contradiction to international recommendations for the continued use of influenza vaccines.”
Keywords: adverse eventseffectivenessfluGBSGuillian-Barre syndromeinfluenzaswine flu vaccine
Full Author List: Caitlin N Dodd, Silvana A Romio, Steven Black, Claudia Vellozzi, Nick Andrews, Miriam Sturkenboom, Patrick Zuber, Wei Hua, Jan Bonhoeffer, Jim Buttery, Nigel Crawford, Genevieve Deceuninck, Corinne de Vries, Philippe De Wals, M Victoria Gutierrez-Gimeno, Harald Heijbel, Hayley Hughes, Kwan Hur, Anders Hviid, Jeffrey Kelman, Tehri Kilpi, S K Chuang, Kristine Macartney, Melisa Rett, Vesta Richardson Lopez-Callada, Daniel Salmon, Francisco Gimenez-Sanchez, Nuria Sanz, Barbara Silverman, Jann Storsaeter, Umapathi Thirugnanam, Nicoline van der Maas, Katherine Yih, Tao Zhang, Hector Izurieta; Global H1N1 GBS Consortium
