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Diphtheria and Tetanus Side Effects
I was looking through this information sheet for the diphtheria and tetanus vaccines and I came across this section. I'm not really sure what to think about it and I wanted your input. It's on the FDA website if somebody wants to take a look
waylenwarren1
Interesting.
GuyThatExplainsStuff
It's the paragraph above the bold "reporting of adverse effects" header
AutonomousPrime
Listed due to 'seriousness or frequency' (seriousness here), with a reminder the reporting size is too small to establish a 'causal' link.
AutonomousPrime
Meaning: 'We're listing it here, but it's entirely likely it has nothing to do with this medication.'
bowmanthered
The FDA has to list any "effect" that's reported to them, even if it's bullshit
GuyThatExplainsStuff
How would you know though...
bowmanthered
I have to know a lot about fda regulations for work
AutonomousPrime
Placebo effect is common in medical studies. You'd be amazed at what the mind can do to the body all on its own.
AutonomousPrime
The question is: what are you trying to ascertain with regards to the information?
GuyThatExplainsStuff
I just wanted to know what you thought lol
AutonomousPrime
I think that the information is easy to misconstrue for most people. All drugs/vaccines have study effects in their pharmacology, but 1/2
AutonomousPrime
it's not easy discerning what is relevant. 'Correlation is not causation' but all data is recorded, links are often impossible to establish.