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Events temporally related to vaccination are frequently attributed to the vaccine. Such concern may lead to program interruption, sometimes resulting in disease and death from vaccine-preventable infections. In anticipation of mass immunization against 2009 H1N1 influenza, researchers (some with industry support) identified disease events that might be attributed to the vaccines involved. Using available databases and published reports, they calculated the incidence of specific disease events (e.g., acute infectious and postinfectious polyneuritis [including Guillain-Barré syndrome], optic neuritis, new-onset multiple sclerosis, spontaneous abortion, sudden death, seizures, preterm labor) in various populations, including pregnant women.
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