Has anyone else had lasting effects from the 1976 swine flu vaccine?

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i had guillain barre syndrome last summer, and when i spent the month in the hospital, i spoke to the health care staff and read up on the disease. apparently after that vaccine there was an outbreak of guillain barre syndrome. something in the vaccine caused guillain barre syndrome, they said maybe the preservative in it. i’m sure if you google it you’ll find out more. i did not get that vaccine, and obviously since my GBS was in 2008 it was not related to the 1976 issue at all.

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