teen suffers rare illness after swine H1N1 flu shot (out of 1,700+ reports of adverse reaction or deaths CDC keeps saying there is no connection )

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Va. teen suffers rare illness after swine flu shotBoy diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome, but CDC says no clear link http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33845867/ns/health-cold_and_fluJordan McFarland, 14, was hospitalized for five days after coming down with Guillain-Barre syndrome hours after receiving a vaccination for H1N1. View related photosBrendan Smialowski / for msnbc.comBy JoNel AlecciaHealth writermsnbc.comupdated 9:57 a.m. PT, Thurs., Nov . 12, 2009JoNel AlecciaHealth writer• E-mailA 14-year-old Virginia boy is weak and struggling to walk after coming down with a reported case of Guillain-Barre syndrome within hours after receiving the H1N1 vaccine for swine flu. Jordan McFarland, a high school athlete from Alexandria, Va., left Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children Tuesday night in a wheelchair nearly a week after developing severe headaches, muscle spasms and weakness in his legs following a swine flu shot. He will likely need the assistance of a walker for four to six weeks, plus extensive physical therapy. “The doctor said I’ll recover fully, but it’s going to take some time,” the teenager said. Story continues below ↓