Menactra Shots and Reports of Guillain-Barré.
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Menactra Shots and Reports of Guillain-Barré.
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Many of you have read or heard about the cases of Guillain-Barré and
the possible relationship to Menactra the new meningitis vaccine. We know this is scary to some of you but please learn
the facts.
Contact your physician or CDC before deciding not to give the vaccine because of this latest news. We all know what the true outcome of not vaccinating is. This is the latest information from Experts, the Company, the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control.
Experts from the company, the FDA and the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention are studying the cases to try to determine
whether the vaccine was to blame.
One possibility they will consider is whether the syndrome was related to an infection caused by Campylobacter bacteria, a common cause of food poisoning, particularly from chicken. In the United States, the bacterium is linked to up to 40 percent of Guillain-Barré cases.
"The five cases occurred in New York,
Pennsylvania ,Ohio and New Jersey .
The limited region is puzzling, given the
vaccine's wide use. Statistically, the five cases
could be coincidental."
We will be posting the latest updated information here and on our
site on this issue.
If you are your child develops this disease after taking the vaccine or you have a reaction to report, question or concern please notify your physician or state health department immediately. If you need help please contact us and we will put you in touch with the right agency.Frankie Milley ************** Guillain-Barré syndrome, causes weakness in the arms and legs and can spread to the chest and impair breathing.
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