Revisiting Influenza Vaccination Exemption

Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Oct;24(10):1947-1948. doi: 10.3201/eid2410.180304.

Abstract

Serious adverse events after immunizations are rare. We review the case of a man who, 50 years earlier, experienced a serious adverse neurologic event 2 weeks after receiving influenza vaccine. He had received no subsequent seasonal influenza vaccinations, but after the risks and benefits were considered, he was vaccinated without adverse event that season.

Keywords: bacteria; exemption; immunization; influenza; influenza vaccines; vaccination; viruses.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Influenza Vaccines / adverse effects*
  • Influenza Vaccines / immunology
  • Influenza, Human / complications
  • Influenza, Human / prevention & control
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nervous System Diseases / diagnosis
  • Nervous System Diseases / etiology
  • Pneumococcal Vaccines / adverse effects
  • Pneumococcal Vaccines / immunology
  • Vaccination / adverse effects

Substances

  • Influenza Vaccines
  • Pneumococcal Vaccines