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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.
Vaccine-Caused Encephalopathy and Encephalitis (but not Autism)
A Historic Vaccine-Injury Case About a decade ago, the family of 9-year-old Hannah Poling pursued a claim through the Vaccine Injury...
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Lingering Pain After Flu Shot
As we are nearing the end of the 2017-2018 flu season, or at least survived the peak, we are finding that this record-breaking flu season...
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Billions Paid to Vaccine Injury Victims
It was a simple act that our vaccine injury client, Ron Flood, had done quite possibly thousands of times before: opening the...
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The Future of the Flu Shot
Reports this year about the flu vaccine’s effectiveness have varied widely. Some reports have suggested it may be effective only 10% of...
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What Causes Injury From a Flu Shot?
As of March 2017, SIRVA injuries resulting from the flu vaccine became classified as table injuries under the National Vaccine Injury...
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Vaccine Table Change Extends Time to Seek Compensation
Like other types of legal actions, vaccine injury claims must be brought within a certain amount of time. The time limit is usually set...
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Symptoms of Brachial Neuritis (Parsonage-Turner Syndrome) from Tetanus Vaccines (DTaP)
One of the shoulder and arm injuries our clients often suffer from is called Brachial Neuritis. It is also sometimes called...
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Why Does My Arm Hurt After a Shot?
Lots of people report soreness and discomfort after getting a vaccination, like the flu shot. Most people also have experienced the...
Glen Sturtevant
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Possible Injuries Caused by Vaccines
Nearly all medications involve risks to the patient, and vaccines are no different. But the risk of injury due to a vaccine is...
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Avoid Getting the Flu with These Tips
In the United States, flu viruses are most common during the fall and winter months. Influenza activity often begins to increase in...
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Immunization Rates by State
The American Academy of Pediatrics has recently developed a web-based, interactive map that highlights childhood vaccination rates for...
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What is the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program?
The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP) was established in 1988 to compensate individuals and families of individuals...
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Reactions to the Rotavirus Vaccine
Rotavirus is a viral disease that causes gastroenteritis, the symptoms of which are: severe diarrhea, vomiting and dehydration....
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Symptoms of Transverse Myelitis from Vaccine
Transverse myelitis can be a particularly devastating illness caused by vaccine administration. Thankfully it is a relatively rare...
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Pain from the Tdap Vaccine
The Tdap vaccine (also known as DTaP, DTP, DT, Td, or TT) has been very successful at preventing serious diseases such as tetanus,...
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Reactions to the Flu Shot
Flu season is on us again and The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) recommends that all persons over the age of six months...
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Flu Vaccine Injury Compensation
The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program will compensate you for injuries sustained from the flu (influenza) vaccine if certain criteria...
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What Causes Guillain Barre Syndrome
Although its rare and its exact cause is not definitively known, Guillain-Barre Syndrome is an autoimmune disorder that causes the body’s...
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Efficacy of the Flu Shot
According to a recent study published in the International Journal of Obesity, individuals who are obese and who received the flu shot...
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What is SIRVA?
In a recent blog, we noted the increase in vaccine injury claims. Two types of claims noted to be on the rise are flu shot injury claims...
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Safe Flu Shot Alternative?
Flu vaccinations already tend to be pretty safe. There is, however, a small portion of those who receive flu shots who go on to...
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Vaccines of the Future May Treat Cancer
We tend to think of vaccines as a way to prevent illness or the spread of significant communicable disease; however, in the Spring 2017...
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Mumps Cases on Rise in Areas with High Immunization Rates
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from January 1 to February 25, 2017, 37 states and the District of Columbia...
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2016-2017 Flu Season
The 2016 - 2017 flu season is well under way across the United States. While seasonal flu viruses can be detected year-round, the Center...
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