Insight: GSK vaccine ingredient scrutinized for narcolepsy clues

[emmy526]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/08/us-narcolepsy-vaccine-adjuvant-idUSBRE91708V20130208?type=companyNews

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(Reuters) - Mounting evidence of a link between GlaxoSmithKline's Pandemrix flu shot and a spike in narcolepsy cases among children in Europe is putting one of the vaccine's key ingredients, AS03, under intense scrutiny.

[Mirzam]

How the Flu Vaccine Causes Narcolepsy

Squalene is found in many foods, including super-healthy olive and palm oils, amaranth, and shark liver oil. However, it is this friendliness that makes it so dangerous when injected.

The very fact that squalene is a normal body substance is the problem. By injecting it, the immune system sees it as an enemy and treats it as an antigen. Therefore, squalene can trigger a process that results in creating antibodies to it.

 

[nia82]

:( I have read that before, it's nice to see it in mainstream media. My sister received Pandemrix. She was severly ill for 2 weeks with unspecific symptoms (fever, pains, no signs of flu/rsv/was tested for all viruses and bacteria) - they said idiopathic fever....