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Vaccines currently routinely recommended to the general population in the U.S. have not been shown to cause optic neuritis or neuromyelitis optica (NMO).
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These conclusions do not necessarily consider vaccines recommended only for special populations in the United States such as Yellow Fever vaccine (international travelers) or Smallpox vaccine (military personnel).
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Dudley, M.Z. et al. (2018). Do Vaccines Cause Optic Neuritis or Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO)?. In: The Clinician’s Vaccine Safety Resource Guide. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94694-8_49
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