When Does the CDC Consider a Vaccine “Safe”?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) considers all approved vaccines to be generally safe for most people. In fact, on its website, the CDC simply states, “Vaccines are safe and effective.” However, all vaccines have known side effects, and getting vaccinated can lead to serious medical issues...
Can a Vaccine Cause Chronic Arthritis?
There are several different types of illnesses and injuries that have been linked to vaccinations. Some of these, such as encephalopathy, are linked to specific vaccines (DTP, DTaP, MMR and MMRV), while others, such as shoulder injuries related to vaccine administration (SIRVA), are risks for all vaccine recipients. Chronic arthritis falls into...
5 Fast Facts About GBS and the Flu Vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend the annual flu shot for most people. According to the CDC’s data, the flu shot prevents millions of recipients from getting influenza each year, and tens of thousands of people avoid influenza-associated hospitalizations as a result of getting vaccinated....
New CDC Video Series Answers Common Questions about the HPV Vaccine
The human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommended vaccines. The CDC recommends the HPV vaccine for children at age 11 or 12 (and potentially as early as age nine), for teens and young adults who have not previously been vaccinated, and...
Overall VICP Claim Statistics: 2019 Final Data
The Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) publishes monthly updates on vaccine injury claims under the National Vaccine Injury Program (VICP). On January 1, 2020, it published year-end data for 2019.
The 2019 VICP data shed light on some interesting trends regarding the quantity, type and success rate of...
Flu Shot Safety – How to Prevent Injuries This Season
Getting the flu shot is important. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend it for most people, and scientific research has shown that the flu shot protects millions of Americans against influenza each year.
However, getting the flu shot can also result in adverse...
PBS News Hour: 4 Tips for Staying Healthy During Flu Season
While getting the flu shot can help reduce your risk of getting sick, it does not guarantee protection against influenza. Over the past decade, the flu shot’s overall vaccine effectiveness (VE) rating has ranged from 19 to 60 percent, and each year millions of Americans still choose...
What are the Risks of Getting a Flu Shot Too High on the Arm?
There are right and wrong ways to administer vaccines. Although giving someone a flu shot may seem like a fairly straightforward process, mistakes during immunizations are common, and these mistakes often lead to a class of injuries known as Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA). One of the most-common mistakes that...
7 Key Facts about the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
For individuals diagnosed with vaccine-related injuries and illnesses, securing financial compensation often involves filing a claim under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP). If you or a loved one has been diagnosed, here are seven key facts for you to know:
1. The NVICP is a Federal...HRSA Considering Adding Newly-Recommended Vaccines for Pregnant Women to Vaccine Injury Table
Every so often, the U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) makes changes to the Vaccine Injury Table. The HRSA has made a couple of major changes in recent years, adding Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) resulting from flu shots and shoulder injuries related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) resulting from most of the “on-table”...