Princeton suspected at least one serious reaction to vaccine
Two specialists looked into the case, although they ultimately determined that a link was unlikely
By Charles Kyungchan Min ? Staff Writer ? February 24, 2014
The University has investigated at least one serious medical case as a potential adverse reaction to the meningitis vaccine, although a link was deemed unlikely in that case.
An undergraduate student was sent to the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro less than 24 hours after receiving the vaccine with a condition of rhadomybolysis, an acute breakdown of muscle tissue that causes muscle fiber and protein to be transferred into the bloodstream, risking severe kidney damage.
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?They looked through all the cases in Europe and where they have the drug, and said there is no connection between rhabdomyolysis and this vaccine, so it was a little strange for that matter,? the student said. ?But one doctor said that the fact that you got this the day after you got the vaccine can?t be unrelated. It?s a strong correlation but it doesn?t necessarily prove causation.?
Doctors, unable to provide a clear answer for why the student got rhabdomyolysis, labeled the student?s case as an ?idiosyncratic diagnosis,? he said....
