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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...
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Vaccine Injury Blog
Legal Disclaimer: This blog is not intended to diagnose, treat or cure a disease. Nor is it intended as medical advice. The reader is responsible for their decisions and their health.
Glen Sturtevant
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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...
David Tierney
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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...
Whit Long
- 2 min
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
- 1 min
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...
David Tierney
- 2 min
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...
Glen Sturtevant
- 1 min
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...
Whit Long
- 1 min
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...
David Tierney
- 1 min
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
- 2 min
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....
Glen Sturtevant
- 1 min
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...
Whit Long
- 2 min
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...
David Tierney
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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
- 2 min
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...
Glen Sturtevant
- 1 min
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...
David Tierney
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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...
Whit Long
- 2 min
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...
Glen Sturtevant
- 1 min
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...
David Tierney
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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...
Whit Long
- 2 min
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...
Glen Sturtevant
- 1 min
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...
David Tierney
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What damages can be recovered in a vaccine injury case?
If you or a loved one are injured by a vaccine or a vaccine has caused the death of a loved one, there is a program set up by Congress to...
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