I also find Dr. Bridge's "official CDC comment" to be condescending. On the flu vaccine safety information sheet, one of the very rare side effects of the vaccine is Guillain-Barre syndrome. This is an inflammation of the nerves causing paralysis. Guess what a side effect of SHINGLES is? You guessed it - Guillain-Barre syndrome:
It is insulting that the CDC thinks there is no link. I encourage anyone who had the vaccine and shortly thereafter got shingles to fill out the vaccine adverse reaction form online:
http://vaers.hhs.gov/
It is the only way the CDC will get accurate numbers of people who have gotten shingles after the flu shot, and the only way they will take this seriously! Imagine the number of people out there who got flu vaccine and then shingles and didn't make the connection to the flu shot!
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I also find Dr. Bridge's "official CDC comment" to be condescending. On the flu vaccine safety information sheet, one of the very rare side effects of the vaccine is Guillain-Barre syndrome. This is an inflammation of the nerves causing paralysis. Guess what a side effect of SHINGLES is? You guessed it - Guillain-Barre syndrome:
http://www.health.com/health/library/topic/0,,hw65904_hw65906,00.html
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/extract/344/1/65-a
It is insulting that the CDC thinks there is no link. I encourage anyone who had the vaccine and shortly thereafter got shingles to fill out the vaccine adverse reaction form online:
http://vaers.hhs.gov/
It is the only way the CDC will get accurate numbers of people who have gotten shingles after the flu shot, and the only way they will take this seriously! Imagine the number of people out there who got flu vaccine and then shingles and didn't make the connection to the flu shot!
December 11, 2008 - 5:00pmThis Comment
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