Have You Experienced Pain After a Vaccination?
Pain following a vaccination could be a sign of a potentially-serious injury or medical condition. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends several vaccinations for both children and adults, the CDC, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and others also note several reactions associated with vaccinations....
Law Offices of Leah V. Durant & Associates: Sweeping Changes to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Make It Easier for Individuals to Obtain Monetary Compensation for Vaccine-Related Injuries
Americans receive millions of doses of the flu vaccine every year. Many millions of other vaccines are also administered to adults and children including vaccines that protect from diseases such as tetanus, mumps, measles, rubella, diphtheria, polio, HPV, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, varicella, pneumonia, and many more. While the majority of vaccines are safe, a small percentage of people are injured by vaccines every year.
How Much is My Claim Worth? Calculating Damages for Vaccine Injury Claims
Before filing a claim with the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP), it is important to understand the elements of damages that are available to petitioners in vaccine injury claims. While your vaccine attorney will handle...
What to Do if You or Someone You Love is Diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome Following Receipt the Flu Vaccine
Although reported cases remain relatively rare, awareness of the link between Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) and the flu shot is growing. Our firm has helped clients obtain compensation for vaccine-related GBS,...
HPV Vaccine Shows Promising Results | Law Offices of Leah V. Durant & Associates
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a sexually-transmitted infection that newly affects approximately three million people in the United States every year. Currently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that as many as one out of every four Americans...
Vaccine Injury Overview: Transverse Myelitis – Signs, Symptoms, Risks and Treatment
Transverse myelitis is a neurological disorder that affects the spinal cord, often resulting in loss of sensation below the location of the injury. While not specifically identified on the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program’s Vaccine Injury...
Experienced vaccine attorney Leah Durant Obtains $253,000.00 Settlement for Case of Guillain-Barre Resulting from Flu Shot
Every year, millions of Americans ward off sickness and disease by receiving the flu vaccine. In rare cases, however, some individuals can experience adverse reactions or injury that results from vaccination.
Law Offices of Leah V. Durant & Associates Represents Clients Diagnosed with Flu GBS
Guillain-Barre Syndrome (or GBS), is a rare and debilitating disease that affects the body’s immune system. GBS causes the immune system to attack healthy nerve cells, which can lead to numbness and tingling in the arms and legs, muscle weakness, severe nerve damage...
Back-to-School Vaccinations—Is Your Child Due?
Now that back-to-school season is upon us, parents across the country are scheduling appointments to make sure that their children are up to date on their vaccinations. Is your child due for a vaccination before the first day of school? Here are the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommendations for...
FluMist Nasal Vaccine Not Recommended for 2016-17 Flu Season
First licensed in 2003, the live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) nasal spray (sold under the brand name FluMist by MedImmune, a subsidiary of AstraZeneca) was seen as a revolutionary breakthrough. The first of its kind – and still the...