FDA adds warning about rare reaction to J&J COVID-19 vaccine.

[2greys]

U.S. regulators on Monday added a new warning to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine about links to a rare and potentially dangerous neurological reaction, but said it’s not entirely clear the shot caused the problem.

The Food and Drug Administration announced the new warning, flagging reports of Guillain-Barre syndrome, an immune system disorder that can causes muscle weakness and occasionally paralysis. Health officials described the side effect as a “small possible risk” for those getting the shot.

The action comes after the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reviewed reports of about 100 people developing the syndrome after receiving the one-dose vaccine. Almost all of were hospitalized and one person died, the FDA said.

Guillain-Barre syndrome occurs when the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks some of its nerve cells, causing muscle weakness and sometimes paralysis that typically is temporary. An estimated 3,000 to 6,000 people develop the syndrome each year, according to the CDC.

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[2greys]

To be honest, Guillain-Barre syndrome is also a very rare side effect to the flu vaccine.

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[Jaybird19 in reply to 2greys]

I met someone about 6 years ago who had been diagnosed through the sheer luck of one of the doctors at the hospital had been on a course and he recognised her symptoms. She was walking with a stick when I met her.