Reaching Out To Steven Crowder

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We need to reach out to Steven Crowder. In this latest (SCAMdemic-related) "Change My Mind" video, Steven mentioned that his wife has developed Guillain-Barré Syndrome.

If educated, Crowder can be a loud and brave voice for the movement.

I went ahead and posted the following info in the comments:

Steven, I am so sorry your wife developed Guillain-Barré Syndrome. Did you know that Guillain-Barré Syndrome is listed as a possible side effect in many vaccine manufacturer's inserts that can be found on the FDA's website. Below are several examples.

Insert of FLUVIRIN® (Influenza Virus Vaccine) says, "Nervous system disorders: Headache; dizziness; neuralgia; paraesthesia; confusion; febrile convulsions; Guillain-Barré Syndrome; myelitis (including encephalomyelitis and transverse myelitis); neuropathy (including neuritis); paralysis (including Bell's Palsy)." https://www.fda.gov/media/75156/download

Package insert of FLUARIX vaccine reads, "Nervous System Disorders Convulsion, dizziness, encephalomyelitis, facial palsy, facial paresis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, hypoesthesia, myelitis, neuritis, neuropathy, paresthesia, syncope." https://www.fda.gov/media/84804/download

Package insert of Fluzone® Quadrivalent Southern Hemisphere, "Nervous System Disorders: Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), convulsions, febrile 5 convulsions, myelitis (including encephalomyelitis and transverse myelitis), facial palsy 6 (Bell’s palsy), optic neuritis/neuropathy, brachial neuritis, syncope (shortly after vaccination), 7 dizziness, paresthesia https://www.fda.gov/media/99172/download

Package insert of FLUAD® (Influenza Vaccine, Adjuvanted) reads, "Nervous system disorders: Encephalomyelitis, Guillain-Barré Syndrome, convulsions, neuritis, neuralgia, paraesthesia, syncope, presyncope" https://www.fda.gov/media/94583/download

In addition to flu vaccines, post-marketing experience of Yellow Fever Vaccine YF-VAX® reads, "Other neurological complications have included Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), and bulbar palsy." https://www.fda.gov/media/76015/download

Adacel (Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Adsorbed) insert says, "5.3 Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Brachial Neuritis A review by the Institute of Medicine found evidence for acceptance of a causal relation between tetanus toxoid and both brachial neuritis and Guillain-Barré syndrome. (1) If Guillain-Barré syndrome occurred within 6 weeks of receipt of prior vaccine containing tetanus toxoid, the risk for Guillain-Barré syndrome may be increased following a dose of Adacel vaccine." The insert also lists it among known side-effects of the vaccine, "Nervous system disorders Paraesthesia, hypoesthesia, Guillain-Barré syndrome, brachial neuritis, facial palsy, convulsion, syncope, myelitis." https://www.fda.gov/files/vaccines%2C%20blood%20%26%20biologics/published/Package-Insert---Adacel.pdf

Some other TdaP/DTap vaccines, such as BOOSTRIX and INFANRIX do not list any side-effects at all on their inserts (not sure how they are allowed to get away with that, but clearly they are), however do mention Guillain-Barré Syndrome in the context of TdaP/DTap vaccine connection acknowledged by the Institute of Medicine. BOOSTRIX: https://www.fda.gov/media/75157/download

RECOMBIVAX HB® Hepatitis B Vaccine (Recombinant) insert says, "Nervous System Disorders Guillain-Barré syndrome; multiple sclerosis; exacerbation of multiple sclerosis; myelitis including transverse myelitis; seizure; febrile seizure; peripheral neuropathy including Bell's Palsy; radiculopathy; herpes zoster; migraine; muscle weakness; hypesthesia; encephalitis." https://www.merck.com/product/usa/pi_circulars/r/recombivax_hb/recombivax_pi.pdf

Insert of ENGERIX-B [Hepatitis B Vaccine (Recombinant)] reads, "Nervous System Disorders Encephalitis, encephalopathy, migraine, multiple sclerosis, neuritis, neuropathy including hypoesthesia, paresthesia, Guillain-Barré syndrome and Bell’s palsy, optic neuritis, paralysis, paresis, seizures, syncope, transverse myelitis." https://www.fda.gov/media/79341/download

The World Health Organization wrote about hep B and Guillain-Barré Syndrome, "Neurological disease - There have been a number of severe neurological adverse events reported after hepatitis B vaccines and these primarily have included Guillain-Barré syndrome and multiple sclerosis (Shaw, 1988; Herroelen, 1991; Mahassin, 1993; Trevisani, 1993; Nadler, 1993; Tartaglino, 1995, Mahoney et al., 1999)." https://www.who.int/vaccine_safety/initiative/tools/Hep_B_Vaccine_rates_information_sheet.pdf