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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => COVID-19 => Topic started by: katieHaylor on 09/02/2021 10:55:14

Title: I have Miller Fisher Syndrome. Should I have the Covid-19 vaccine?
Post by: katieHaylor on 09/02/2021 10:55:14

John says:

I suffered from Miller Fisher Syndrome some 6 years ago and it was suggested that I should not have the flu vaccine as this may trigger another bout of MFS. What are your thoughts about me having the COVID Vaccine?

Title: Re: I have Miller Fisher Syndrome. Should I have the Covid-19 vaccine?
Post by: evan_au on 09/02/2021 11:07:10

Miller Fisher Syndrome is an auto-immune attack on the myelin sheath of nerves.
- Sometimes it can be triggered by an infection, or occasionally by a vaccine
- Presumably, in these cases with a known trigger, there is some antigen in the infection (or in the vaccination that simulates an infection) which binds well enough to myelin to trigger this auto-immune condition.

Presumably, you have had this condition for over a year, so it was not triggered by SARS-COV2 (or a vaccine which simulates part of the SARS-COV2 virus).

But in all such cases, it is best to speak with your GP (or, even better, with the specialist treating your immunological condition).
- You should not blindly follow medical advice from a discussion forum...
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillain%E2%80%93Barr%C3%A9_syndrome#Clinical_subtypes