Guest guest Posted October 4, 2003 Report Share Posted October 4, 2003 Hi here is a page on MS and flue shots. though some might like to read. Calvin Vaccinations and MS: No Link Whether or not vaccinations can cause MS or trigger attacks of MS has been a matter of some concern. Recent publications demonstrate that there is no cause for concern, and may reassure people with MS and their physicians about the safety of vaccines. Albert Ascherio, MD, DrPH (Harvard School of Public Health, Boston) and colleagues compared the history of hepatitis B immunization among 192 women who had developed MS and 645 who had not. Those who received hepatitis B vaccination were no more likely to develop MS than those who had not. Christian Confavreux, MD (Hôpital Neurologique, Lyon, France) and colleagues found no connection between tetanus, hepatitis B and influenza vaccinations and relapses of MS in reviewing records of 643 people with MS. (Both studies appear in The New England Journal of Medicine, February 1, 2001). Neville F. Moriabadi, MD (University of Regensburg, Germany) and colleagues administered flu shots to 12 people with relapsing-remitting or secondary-progressive MS and 28 people without MS. Neither group showed an increase in immune cells that may launch the attack in MS, and flu shots did not worsen MS symptoms (Neurology, April 10, 2001). These findings support a Society-funded study by , MD (Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY) and colleagues, who found that flu shots were not associated with exacerbations of MS in 104 people with relapsing-remitting MS (Neurology, February 1997). “The results of these studies should provide reassurance to recipients of these vaccines, to patients with multiple sclerosis, and to their physicians,” note Bruce G. Gellin, MD, MPH, and Schaffner, MD (Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville) in an editorial accompanying the NEJM studies. The National MS Society… One thing people with MS can count on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2003 Report Share Posted October 5, 2003 I notice these folks didn't say anything about thimoseral... I think this is a greater scandal than thalidomide and I don't say that lightly. I still cannot believe my doctor has been injecting me with mercury. They took mercury as a preservative out of *paint* a long time ago. -Sullivan --- In low dose naltrexone , cbowser <vcbowser@t...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi here is a page on MS and flue shots. though some might like to read. > Calvin > Vaccinations and > MS: No Link > Whether or not vaccinations can cause MS or trigger attacks of MS has > been a matter of some concern. Recent publications > demonstrate that there is no cause for concern, and may reassure > people with MS and their physicians about the safety of vaccines. > > Albert Ascherio, MD, DrPH (Harvard School of Public Health, > Boston) and colleagues compared the history of hepatitis B immunization > among 192 women who had developed > MS and 645 who had not. Those who received hepatitis B vaccination were > no more likely to develop MS than those who had not. Christian > Confavreux, MD (Hôpital Neurologique, Lyon, France) and colleagues found > no connection between tetanus, hepatitis B and influenza vaccinations > and relapses of MS in reviewing records of > 643 people with MS. (Both studies appear in The New England Journal of > Medicine, February 1, 2001). > > Neville F. Moriabadi, MD (University of Regensburg, Germany) and > colleagues administered flu shots to 12 people with relapsing- remitting > or secondary-progressive MS and 28 people > without MS. Neither group showed an increase in immune cells that may > launch the attack in MS, and flu shots did not worsen MS symptoms > (Neurology, April 10, 2001). These findings support a Society-funded > study by , MD (Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, > NY) and colleagues, who found that flu shots were not associated with > exacerbations of MS in 104 people with relapsing-remitting MS > (Neurology, February 1997). > > " The results of these studies should provide reassurance to recipients > of these vaccines, to patients with multiple > sclerosis, and to their physicians, " note Bruce G. Gellin, MD, MPH, and > Schaffner, MD (Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, > Nashville) in an editorial accompanying the > NEJM studies. > > The National MS Society... One thing people with MS can count on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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