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After a flu shot in 2011 i had a temporary gbs reaction in my legs for four days. i have not had a flu shot since that reaction. is it safe for me to receive the covid-19 vaccination?

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Dr. Arnold Lentnek
Dr. Arnold Lentnekanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
No: Know one really know (the trials were - for a vaccine - too short and too hurried to really find out). However, out of an abundance of caution, coronavirus vaccines (all) are contraindicated in those who have had prior GBS
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COVID 19 vaccination: "Persons who have previously had GBS may receive an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. To date, no cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) have been reported following vaccination among participants in the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials. " REF: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/recommendations/underlying-conditions.html *** GBS = Guillain-Barre syndrome. Has not been well studied.
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Dr. Arnold Lentnek commented
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I stand corrected. Individuals with prior GBS can (and should) get coronavirus vaccine. My mistake
Feb 13, 2021

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