T he link between the H1N1 vaccine and Guillain-Barré first emerged in 1976, during the U.S.’s last urgent national campaign to immunize citizens against a fast-acting flu.

The concern about Guillain-Barré syndrome with flu vaccines is based on the 1976 flu vaccine that was associated with an increased rate of about 1 case per 100,000 vaccine recipients.

Shares of GSK rose on Thursday after the company announced it had begun shipping its seasonal flu vaccines, Fluarix and Flulaval, to U.S. pharmacies and healthcare providers, ahead of the 2025–26 flu ...

The MHRA highlights that some reactions may simply be coincidence. For example, a patient given an RSV jab may develop Guillain-Barre syndrome, but the vaccine itself may not be responsible.

In 1976, 45 million people received shots against the disease.?However, it was the vaccination that ended up doing more damage. Twelve people died and another 400 people were paralyzed after ...

The Task Force of the European Academy of Neurology and the Peripheral Nerve Society published updated guidelines in 2024 on the diagnosis and treatment of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), which ...