Guillain–Barré syndrome:

GBS is rare and has an incidence of 1 or 2 people per 100,000.

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GBS may be a rare side-effect of influenza vaccines, with an incidence of about one case per million vaccinations.

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Influenza Vaccine Side Effects:
More severe, but rare side effects include:

* paralysis (1 or 2 cases per million vaccinations)
* life-threatening allergic reaction

Influenza Mortality Rate in the US:
A total of 56,247 deaths were attributed to flu and pneumonia in 2006, a rate of 18.8 deaths per 100,000 population, according to the CDC report