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Why did some people develop GBS after they received the 1976 swine flu vaccine?

April 26, 2017develop flu GBS people received swine vaccine

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Why did some people develop GBS after they received the 1976 swine flu vaccine?

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The Institute of Medicine (IOM) conducted a thorough scientific review in 2003 and concluded that people who received the 1976 swine influenza vaccine had a slight increased risk for developing GBS. Scientists have multiple theories on why this increased risk may have occurred, but the exact reason for this association remains unknown.