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Can PMR (Polymyalgia Rheumatica) be induced by vaccine?
Good evening, I’ve recently been diagnosed with PMR. It came on a week after my flu shot October 23, 2020.
Has anyone experienced the same diagnosis after a flu shot?
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I am also convinced that my PMR was triggered by my second COVID Pfizer vaccination. I had the usual pain following the injection, but the pain never went away and got worse within the week. FYI, prior to PMR I was rarely sick--maybe one cold and one flu in 30 years!
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