Posted on 07/14/2021 8:33:09 AM PDT by jgwells1
The FDA has said that Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine may lead to an increased risk for Guillain-Barré syndrome.
The New York Times reported on July 12 that officials identified 100 suspected cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome, a neurological condition in which the body’s immune system damages nerve cells, causing muscle weakness and sometimes paralysis, that were linked to the vaccine. Among them, 95% were deemed “serious and required hospitalization.” According to the FDA, in most instances, the symptoms of Guillain Barré syndrome began within 6 weeks of vaccine receipt. However, the agency also said that the chance of this occurring is “very low.”
The FDA urged patients to call 911 right away if they were administered the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and experience weakness or tingling sensations, especially in the legs or arms, that is getting worse and spreading; problems with walking, facial movements such as speaking, chewing or swallowing and bladder or bowel control; double vision or inability to move eyes; or any allergic reaction.
Previously, two studies published in Annals of Neurology cited small clusters “of an unusual variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome” following receipt of a COVID-19 vaccine. The rate of Guillain-Barré syndrome in these clusters was approximately four to 10 times higher than the anticipated baseline frequency.
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Not comfortable with the reported math.
1) This GB stuff happens in everyday life. So the correct question is how much more often does it happen with the vaccine vs everyday life.
2) The final sentence said 4-10X more than would be expected for “clusters”. That fails. The baseline rate would be population wide. Not just within some cluster, that might be geography dependent. There is no measure of a baseline within a given cluster. You’re taking a population-wide baseline and comparing a regional cluster to it.
We see rather a lot of this stuff for anything not Pfizer/Moderna. It smells.
A good friend of mine has Guillain-Barré syndrome about 20 years ago. She was denied Covid vaccinations. It is probably not only the Johnson and Johnson vaccine that cause serious health iuuses.
Unless it would happen to you of course.
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