Polio vaccinations gone wrong

This is taken from the searchable Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System database.

Case #1
VAERS ID - 53808
Vaccination Date: 1993-02-17
Age - 29.3
Date filed: 1993-06-22
Sex - F
State - PA
Died? Yes (date died: 1993-03-17)
ER or Doctor Visit? Yes
Hospitalized? Yes (days in hospital: 3)
Prolonged Hospitalization? No
Diagnostic Lab Data: cultures & florescent antigens neg;
Previous Vaccinations: NONE
Other Medications: NONE
Preexisting Conditions: allergy: PCN [penicillin]; splenectomy 1972 due to trauma;
Vaccination - OPV, LEDERLE, Lot#0669H, Dose 2

Onset Date: 1993-03-11 Days since Vaccination: 22
Symptoms: ABORTION COAGUL DIS FEVER FLU SYND INFECT KIDNEY FAIL SEPSIS SHOCK
11MAR93 w/fever, cough, flu-like sx; seen by MD collapsed & taken to hosp; presented typical septic process of meningococcal, pneumococcal or H. flu; was 5 wks pregnant spontaneously aborted; went into renal failure; COD DIC;

Case #2
VAERS ID - 101313
Vaccination Date: 0000-00-00
Age - 16.0
Date filed: 1997-08-08
Sex - M
Life Threatening Illness? No
Died? Yes (date died: 1990-10-01)
Current Illness: common variable immunodeficiency synd
Diagnostic Lab Data: IgG 1975-81-42-330 mg/ dL; IgA 1975 3.8 mg/dL; IgM 1975 4.5 mg/dL; stool specimens 1981-1982- positive for polio type 1
Other Medications: FFP [fresh-frozen plasma]
Preexisting Conditions: allergies to cats, dogs, food items, grass, trees; hx of multiple episodes of upper respiratory infect,otitis media, recurrent fever, chronic cough, cinusitis & skin infections
Vaccinations - OPV, LEDERLE

Onset Date: 1981-07-01 Days since Vaccination:
Symptoms: ASTHENIA DIPLOPIA HYPOXIA IMMUNE SYSTEM DIS NO DRUG EFFECT PARALYSIS PNEUMONIA POLIOMYELITIS
pt recv 3 IPV 1964-5&OPV 1967-74;12 YO pt dx w/immunodeficiency synd;tx included infusion of FFP 1975-81;jul81fever 104,diarrhea & general weakness;4 days later stiff neck,diplopia & generalized paralysis requiring ventilation;dx polio

Case #3
VAERS ID - 101803
Vaccination Date: 1996-03-28
Age - 42.5
Date filed: 1997-08-25
Sex - M
State - MD
Life Threatening Illness? Yes
Disability? Yes
Recovered? No
ER or Doctor Visit? Yes
Hospitalized? Yes (days in hospital: )
Prolonged Hospitalization? Yes
Vaccinations - OPV, LEDERLE, Lot# 0738A [plus other vaccines]

Onset Date: 1996-04-26 Days since Vaccination: 29
Symptoms: PARALYSIS FLACCID POLIOMYELITIS
severe flaccid paraparesis onset w/in 30 days of child recv polio vax;

Case #4
VAERS ID - 115107
Vaccination Date: 0000-00-00
Age - 27.0
Date filed: 1998-10-21
Sex - M
Life Threatening Illness? Yes
Disability? Yes
Recovered? No
ER or Doctor Visit? No
Hospitalized? Yes (days in hospital: )
Prolonged Hospitalization? No
Diagnostic Lab Data: LP (day 1 of hosp) CSF w/126 RBC/ml, 531 WBCC, 35% polymorphonuclear cells, 54% lymphocytes;MRI of cervical spine (6wk p/onset) smooth hyperintense band in location of ventral horns;CSF cult (2mo p/onset) positive for poliovirus type 3;
Vaccinations - OPV, LEDERLE

Onset Date: 0000-00-00 Days since Vaccination:
Symptoms: APNEA CNS DEPRESS CSF ABNORM INFECT NEUROPATHY PARALYSIS POLIOMYELITIS QUADRIPLEGIA
A literature report described a man devel rapidly ascending paralysis 3wk p/infant recv orimune;the man devel flaccid quadriplegia & resp failure requiring mechanical ventilation;LP produced CSF w/531 WBC & 126 RBC;cult positive for polio