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Re:Pentagon will require all troops to get Covid vaccine by ... by hashmash on Monday August 09, 2021 @02:57PM (#28120815)
What did you get nerve damage from? I assume it wasn't from the vaccines, but someone might infer this and point out a reason why we should avoid them.
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Re:Pentagon will require all troops to get Covid vaccine by ... by nanidin on Monday August 09, 2021 @03:08PM (#28120952)
Guillain–Barré syndrome[0] is a rare reaction to vaccination that causes the body to attack its own nerves and damage the myelin sheath. Possibly related?

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillain-Barr%C3%A9_syndrome

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Re:Pentagon will require all troops to get Covid vaccine by ... by deadalus on Monday August 09, 2021 @03:12PM (#28121029)
FDA Warns About Post-COVID Vax Guillain-Barré Syndrome : https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19vaccin...

EU lists rare nerve disorder as side-effect of J&J COVID-19 vaccine : https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/...

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Re:Pentagon will require all troops to get Covid vaccine by ... by ceejayoz on Monday August 09, 2021 @03:22PM (#28121176)
COVID itself causes Guillian-Barré Syndrome. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2009191

All vaccines have the occasional rare side effect; Guillian-Barré is one of the more well known ones, and people get it from the flu shot each year. It's also quite clear the COVID vaccines haven't killed 600k in the US like the disease has, though. As with any other health intervention, the cost/benefits have to be weighed; they have been continue to be with regards to the vaccines.

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Re:Pentagon will require all troops to get Covid vaccine by ... by meristohm on Monday August 16, 2021 @07:12PM (#28204036)
Good point, thanks. My point was vaccines are great, and I’m sorry to give fuel for doubt. I don’t think my numb thigh was due to any of the vaccines, but rather the needles. It could also be unrelated, and I’ve erroneously linked them. It’s gotten neither worse nor better in the last handful of years, and is a minor concern, as far as I know.
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Re:Pentagon will require all troops to get Covid vaccine by ... by hammock on Monday August 09, 2021 @03:36PM (#28121357)
>I assume it wasn't from the vaccines

Why do you assume that? What risks do you believe vaccines to have and not have?

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