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Vaccine Injury Blog
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SIRVA Injury Rule Change Withdrawn by HHS
Shoulder injuries from vaccinations, known as Shoulder Injuries Related to Vaccine Administration or “SIRVA,” have been by far the most...
Glen Sturtevant
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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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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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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...
David Tierney
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Vaccine Injury Claims Process
Last month, the New York Times published an interesting article addressing vaccine injury claims and the process by which one must...
Whit Long
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Preventing Shoulder Pain After Vaccine Injection
One of the most common side effects from vaccines, particularly the seasonal flu vaccine, is a sore shoulder. This soreness can be...
David Tierney
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Do vaccines cause meningitis or encephalitis?
Vaccines save millions of lives each year and protect against the development of, and natural infection with, harmful diseases, such as...
Rawls Law Group
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Measles Outbreak In Washington Due To Low Vaccination Rates
We want the world for our children. Most importantly, we want to keep them safe. Imagine if a choice you made in the name of your...
Rawls Law Group
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Adult Vaccine Recommendations
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends certain vaccines for adults. This is because some vaccines administered to a person when...
Rawls Law Group
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When Does Flu Season Begin and When Will it Peak?
Flu season in the United States is already in full swing. According to the CDC, flu season runs from October through May, and peaks in...
Rawls Law Group
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Is it safe to get a flu shot while pregnant?
With all the confusing, often times misleading, information that is out there about the safety of routine vaccinations, it’s...
Rawls Law Group
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Does my child really need vaccines for diseases that are no longer around?
Every parent wants to do what is best for their child. Everyone knows about the importance of car seats, baby gates and other ways to...
Rawls Law Group
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Are there any downsides to vaccines?
Smallpox would have killed approximately 5 million people worldwide each and every year. Vaccines, however, have eradicated that disease....
Rawls Law Group
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Vaccines and Transverse Myelitis
In another blog post, linked here, I explained that vaccines can indeed cause transverse myelitis in rare cases. Medical literature...
Rawls Law Group
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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...
Glen Sturtevant
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