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Kayla E. Hanson, Kristin Goddard, Ned Lewis, Bruce Fireman, Tanya R. Myers, Nandini Bakshi, Eric Weintraub, James G. Donahue, Jennifer C. Nelson, Stan Xu, Jason M. Glanz, Joshua T. B. Williams, Jonathan D. Alpern, and Nicola P. Klei
April 26, 2022
JAMA Network Open

Question: Are COVID-19 vaccines associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS)?

Findings: In this cohort study of surveillance data from the Vaccine Safety Datalink that included 15.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, the unadjusted incidence rate of confirmed GBS in the 1 to 21 days after receiving the Ad.26.COV2.S (Janssen) vaccine was 32.4 per 100 000 person-years, which was significantly higher than the background rate of GBS. The unadjusted incidence rate of confirmed GBS in the 1 to 21 days after mRNA vaccines was 1.3 per 100 000 person-years, which did not differ from the background rate.

Meaning: These findings suggest an increased risk of GBS after Ad.26.COV2.S vaccination.

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