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I remember when it was accepted dogma that flu vaccine caused G-B syndrome, until 2 studies were published in the NEJM that showed the rate in those vaccinated was equal to the background rate in the general population. If flu vaccine causes excess cases of G-B, it is very rare, not occasional, and hard to make definitive conclusions with such small numbers. The latest from the CDC on this topic: 

"The background rate for GBS in the Unites States is about 80 to 160 cases of GBS each week, regardless of vaccination. The data on the association between GBS and seasonal flu vaccination are variable and inconsistent across flu seasons. If there is an increased risk of GBS following flu vaccination it is small, on the order of one to two additional GBS cases per million doses of flu vaccine administered."

[oldalum]

I remember when it was accepted dogma that flu vaccine caused G-B syndrome, until 2 studies were published in the NEJM that showed the rate in those vaccinated was equal to the background rate in the general population. If flu vaccine causes excess cases of G-B, it is very rare, not occasional, and hard to make definitive conclusions with such small numbers. The latest from the CDC on this topic: 

"The background rate for GBS in the Unites States is about 80 to 160 cases of GBS each week, regardless of vaccination. The data on the association between GBS and seasonal flu vaccination are variable and inconsistent across flu seasons. If there is an increased risk of GBS following flu vaccination it is small, on the order of one to two additional GBS cases per million doses of flu vaccine administered."