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Intranasal influenza vaccine causes facial paralysis.
2004 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The intranasal influenza vaccine caused facial paralysis in a working population in Switzerland.
According to recent research from Switzerland, "In the present study, we assessed the incidence of adverse events and influenza-like symptoms in a working population in Switzerland that was vaccinated against influenza. A total of 12,582 individuals of working age (
"The incidence of influenza-like symptoms and side effects was 13% and 36%, respectively," reported Pedram Sendi and colleagues at Basel University Hospital. "Individuals who chose the intranasal vaccine were more likely to report side effects (OR, 3.23; 95% CI, 1.29-8.08). Facial paralysis was observed in 11 patients and was the most severe adverse event associated with the intranasal influenza vaccine. As a result of these adverse events, the intranasal vaccine was removed from the market in the fall of 2001."
Sendi and associates published their study in Clinical Infectious Diseases (Intranasal influenza vaccine in a working ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Intranasal influenza vaccine causes facial paralysis.