Bell's palsy and influenza(H1N1)pdm09 containing vaccines: A self-controlled case series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An association between AS03 adjuvanted pandemic influenza vaccine and the occurrence of Bell's palsy was found in a population based cohort study in Stockholm, Sweden. To evaluate this association in a different population, we conducted a self-controlled case series in a primary health care database, THIN, in the United Kingdom. The aim of this study was to determine whether there was an increased risk of Bell's palsy following vaccination with any influenza vaccine containing A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)-like viral strains. Secondly, we investigated whether risks were different following pandemic influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 vaccines and seasonal influenza vaccines containing the influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 strain.

Methods

The study population comprised all incident Bell's pa

SUBMITTER: Wijnans L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5414992 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature