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Vaccine Injury Blog
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How can you prove a Vaccine Injury for Compensation?
If you believe you have been injured by a vaccine, there are two paths to showing that you are entitled to compensation. For some...
David Tierney
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Reporting Adverse Vaccine Events
The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is an early warning system designed to help the CDC and FDA monitor health problems...
Rawls Law Group
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COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients are Protected by a Substandard Federal Compensation Program
While the quick development of COVID-19 vaccinations has been miraculous and life-saving for many, as with all vaccines there are some...
Glen Sturtevant
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Which vaccines can trigger Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)?
Your blood is made of a number of components. One component, platelets, is created in your bone marrow and they form clots which help to...
David Tierney
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Do I have to File my Vaccine Injury Case Locally?
If you feel that you have been injured by a vaccine, you may wonder how you can be compensated by your injury. Decades ago, you would...
David Tierney
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What vaccines are covered by the NVICP
The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP) covers most vaccines routinely administered in the United States. To be covered,...
Whit Long
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How common are vaccine injuries?
Are you afraid of an injury after receiving a vaccine? It’s a relatively common concern; however, the chances of it happening are very...
Whit Long
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Why does SIRVA happen during a vaccine?
Most of us have experienced some pain, swelling, or redness after receiving a vaccination. A small amount of pain for a short while is...
David Tierney
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How Do I Know if I have a Vaccine Injury Case?
You should consult with a vaccine injury attorney to know if you have a viable vaccine injury case. The National Vaccine Injury...
Glen Sturtevant
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Risk for Bursitis After Influenza Vaccine?
Flu vaccinations are most commonly given in the upper, non-dominant arm. Although rare, sometimes the medical provider giving the vaccine...
Whit Long
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Can vaccines cause seizures?
Seizures are spasms that are common in some conditions such as epilepsy. Seizures can often also happen when a person has a fever -...
David Tierney
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What are the signs of a Vaccine Injury?
Vaccines are an integral part of public health and serve as one of the most effective tools in preventing infectious illness and disease....
David Tierney
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Will a coronavirus vaccine be covered by the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program?
According to news reports, experimental COVID-19 vaccine trials are underway, involving upwards of 250,000 volunteers receiving various...
Glen Sturtevant
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Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) and Vaccines
Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare autoimmune disorder in which a person’s own immune system mounts an...
Whit Long
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Natural Flu Remedies or the Flu Shot? What are the Risks Involved?
The Flu: Inconvenience or Danger? During this pandemic, many of us are paying special attention to the topics of disease,...
David Tierney
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HHS Wants to Remove SIRVA from the VICP, but Fails to Show Up
Vaccine injuries are extremely rare. Often, we think of vaccine injuries has having been caused by the vaccine's themselves or the...
David Tierney
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Is it too late for the flu shot?
If you haven’t already, now is the time to get vaccinated against the flu. Flu activity has been picking up across the country, with...
Glen Sturtevant
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Vaccine Awards in the VICP
The United States has the safest, most effective vaccine supply in history, and, in the majority of cases, these vaccines produce no side...
David Tierney
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Bursitis Caused by the Flu Shot
Bursitis of the shoulder is an inflammation of a fluid-filled sac which allows the tendons and bones of your shoulder joint to move and...
David Tierney
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GBS and the Flu Shot
Guillain-Barre Syndrome (“GBS”) is a rare disorder in which a person’s own immune system damages their peripheral nerves, causing muscle...
Whit Long
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Shoulder pain just from the flu shot?
We hear it from clients all the time—I was getting my annual flu shot and the pharmacist (or nurse, doctor, etc.) injected the needle...
Glen Sturtevant
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The Risk of Intussusception After Rotavirus Vaccination
What is Rotavirus? Rotavirus is a disease which causes severe diarrhea and vomiting, which can lead to severe dehydration, electrolyte...
David Tierney
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Signs of Intussusception in children
Intussusception is a serious medical condition in which part of the intestine slides into an adjacent part of the intestine and results...
Whit Long
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Possible Injuries Resulting from Flu Vaccine
Flu shots are extraordinarily safe and a great way to avoid getting the flu. But in very rare cases, they can cause injury. The medical...
Glen Sturtevant
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