VACCINE

New England Journal Of Medicine • January 1984
Abnormal T-lymphocyte subpopulations
in healthy subjects after tetanus booster immunization
Eibl MM, Mannhalter JW, Zlabinger G.
“By way of explanation, a vaccine safety test is one in which before-and-after vaccine
tests are performed, specifically designed to test for possible adverse effects on the
neurological, immunological, hematologic, genetic, and other systems of the body,
in sufficient numbers of test subjects and controls to be statistically significant. As an
example, in a little noted study from Germany by Eibl et al. [11], a significant, though
temporary, drop of T-Helper lymphocytes was found in 11 healthy adults following
routine tetanus booster vaccinations. Special concern rests in the fact that, in four of
the subjects, T-helper lymphocytes fell to levels seen in active AIDS patients.”
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“As an example, in a little noted study
from Germany by Eibl et al. [11], a significant,
though temporary, drop of T-Helper lymphocytes
was found in 11 healthy adults following routine
tetanus booster vaccinations. Special concern rests
in the fact that, in four of the subjects, T-helper
lymphocytes fell to levels seen in active AIDS patients.”