Flotsam & Jetsam

When Flu Shots Go Bad…

By Jess McGuire on October 29, 2009 at 10:03 AM

The following video is kind of amazing – and totally heartbreaking. It’s footage from a news story on a 26 year old American cheerleader named Desiree Jennings who had a flu shot in late August… and then lost the ability to walk and talk due to a neurological disorder triggered by the injection.

Strangely, Desiree can still walk backwards – and she can run just fine. And when she runs, she can talk normally.

Take a look.

It really makes me want to look at the fine print a little more closely next time I take medicine for anything.

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Apropos

November 17, 2009 at 1:55 PM

This was not caused by the flu shot. It is most likely a case of psychogenic dystonia. There is a serious enough drop in herd immunity at the moment, and the media peddling falsehoods does not help.

http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2009/11/dystonia_from_a_flu_vaccine.php

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