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Flu vaccine associated with slight increase in risk of hospitalization for neurological disorder
11-13-2006 · EurekAlert!Influenza vaccine is associated with a small but increased risk for hospitalization with the potentially debilitating neurological disorder known as Guillain-Barré syndrome, although the absolute risk associated with the vaccine is very low, according to a report in the Nov. 13 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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