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Immunization Safety Review: Multiple Immunizations and Immune Dysfunction
TABLE 6 Biological Mechanisms for the Possible Role of Immunizations in Increasing the Risk of Immune Dysfunction
Adverse Health Outcome
Mechanism
Committee Conclusion About the Weight of the Biological Evidence
Autoimmune disease
Molecular mimicry
Theoretical only
Bystander effect
Weak
Loss of protection induced by homologous infection
