Federal health officials are investigating whether use of the 2009 pandemic swine flu h1n1 vaccine has increased risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome, Washington Post reported.
Guillain-Barré syndrome can cause paralysis and death; Bell's palsy; and thrombocytopenia. This health condition is diagnosed in about 3000 to 6000 men and women each year in the United States.
The governmental probe came after the latest analysis of data collected from five surveillance networks that monitor people who have been vaccinated with swine flu h1n1 vaccine...
