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COVID-19 vaccination and Guillain-Barré syndrome: analyses using the National Immunoglobulin Database.
Keh, Ryan Y S; Scanlon, Sophie; Datta-Nemdharry, Preeti; Donegan, Katherine; Cavanagh, Sally; Foster, Mark; Skelland, David; Palmer, James; Machado, Pedro M; Keddie, Stephen; Carr, Aisling S; Lunn, Michael P.
  • Keh RYS; MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
  • Scanlon S; Manchester Centre for Clinical Neurosciences, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
  • Datta-Nemdharry P; Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, UK.
  • Donegan K; Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, UK.
  • Cavanagh S; Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, UK.
  • Foster M; NHS England & Improvement (NHSEI), National Health Service, UK.
  • Skelland D; Medical Data Solutions and Services (MDSAS) Ltd, data platform provider for the National Immunoglobulin Database.
  • Palmer J; NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands (GEM) Commissioning Support Unit (CSU), UK.
  • Machado PM; NHS England & Improvement (NHSEI), National Health Service, UK.
  • Keddie S; MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
  • Carr AS; Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK.
  • Lunn MP; MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Brain ; 2022 Feb 18.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2242076
ABSTRACT
Vaccination against viruses has rarely been associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). An association with the COVID-19 vaccine is unknown. We performed a population-based study of National Health Service data in England and a multicentre surveillance study from UK hospitals, to investigate the relationship between COVID-19 vaccination and GBS. Firstly, case dates of GBS identified retrospectively in the National Immunoglobulin Database from 8 December 2021 to 8 July 2021 were linked to receipt dates of a COVID-19 vaccines using data from the National Immunisation Management System in England. For the linked dataset, GBS cases temporally associated with vaccination within a 6-week risk window of any COVID-19 vaccine were identified. Secondly, we prospectively collected incident UK-wide (four nations) GBS cases from 1 January 2021 to 7 November 2021 in a separate UK multicentre surveillance database. For this multicentre UK-wide surveillance dataset, we explored phenotypes of reported GBS cases to identify features of COVID-19 vaccine-associated GBS. 996 GBS cases were recorded in the National Immunoglobulin Database from January to October 2021. A spike of GBS cases above the 2016-2020 average occurred in March-April 2021. 198 GBS cases occurred within 6 weeks of the first-dose COVID-19 vaccination in England (0.618 cases per 100,000 vaccinations, 176 ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AstraZeneca), 21 tozinameran (Pfizer), 1 mRNA-1273 (Moderna)). The 6-week excess of GBS (compared to the baseline rate of GBS cases 6-12 weeks after vaccination) occurs with a peak at 24 days post-vaccination; first-doses of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 accounted for the excess. No excess was seen for second-dose vaccination. The absolute number of excess GBS cases from January-July 2021 was between 98-140 cases for first-dose ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccination. First-dose tozinameran and second-dose of any vaccination showed no excess GBS risk. Detailed clinical data from 121 GBS patients were reported in the separate multicentre surveillance dataset during this timeframe. No phenotypic or demographic differences identified between vaccine-associated and non-vaccinated GBS cases occurring in the same timeframe. Analysis of the linked NID/NIMS dataset suggests that first-dose ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccination is associated with an excess GBS risk of 0.576 (95%CI 0.481-0.691) cases per 100,000 doses. However, examination of a multicentre surveillance dataset suggests that no specific clinical features, including facial weakness, are associated with vaccination-related GBS compared to non-vaccinated cases. The pathogenic cause of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 specific first dose link warrants further study.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Prognostic study Topics: Vaccines Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Brain

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Prognostic study Topics: Vaccines Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Brain