Blog: Flu vaccine vaccine information

Guillain-Barré Syndrome: A Flu Shot Complication

Apr 26, 2022

Although most patients who get their annual flu vaccine may have very mild reactions (if any), some people may experience much more severe complications due to vaccination. Although serious conditions due to the influenza vaccine are generally rare, thousands of patients each year are diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome due to flu vaccines. If you got your influenza vaccine and began experiencing weakness on one side or bilateral weakness, vision problems, difficulty swallowing or speaking, or...

What are the Symptoms of an Allergic Reaction to the Flu Shot?

Mar 8, 2019

Receiving a flu shot can help reduce the chance of contracting the flu, as well as decrease the likelihood of spreading it to other people. The flu vaccine is recommended to be taken once annually for all people ages 6 months and older. The flu vaccine can cause some side effects, ranging from mild to major. Side effects of the flu shot are typically mild in nature and usually dissipate after several days. The most...

Dallas Cowboys Center Travis Fredrick Diagnosed With Guillain-Barre Syndrome: What You Should Know

Sep 14, 2018

The Dallas Cowboys recently announced that star center Travis Fredrick has been diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome. The disease is a neurological disorder that can cause sufferers to experience weakness or paralysis in various parts of the body. The diagnosis of Fredrick has served to bring attention to the little-known disorder. GBS Explained GBS is a disease of the autoimmune system that attacks nerves in the body. The result is that muscles in the affected areas...

When It Comes To Flu Vaccine, Buyer Beware. Especially If You're Older.

Feb 9, 2018

We’re told that the influenza virus rapidly changes to work around the immunity that its host develops. If that’s the case, why do the most up-to-date flu vaccines only cover last year’s strain of the flu? More and more concerned citizens and medical professionals are warning that the flu vaccine is more dangerous than the flu itself. Other concerned watchdogs are noting that pharmaceutical companies seem to care more about selling flu shots than they...

Why Do Flu Shots Fail?

Apr 28, 2017

Doctors suggest that their patients get a flu shot every year. This suggestion is based on recommendations by the CDC, due to possible life threatening consequences of influenza in some patients. The inherent challenge with flu vaccines is that the viruses they’re fighting are constantly changing and evolving. There is also no way to know, with absolute certainty, which strain of flu will circulate in any given year. The CDC is currently recommending one of...

Flu Vaccine Can Cause Narcolepsy, British Court Rules

Jun 22, 2015

The swine flu pandemic that struck in 2010 had people around the world rushing to their doctors for a vaccine to prevent the illness. However, 5 years later, researchers, parents and concerned citizens are questioning the safety of the swine flu vaccine and some even blame the vaccine for an increasing numbers of children experiencing excessive sleepiness, often causing sufferers to fall asleep suddenly and unintentionally. Learn more about other potential flu vaccine injuries. Table...