Can You Suffer an Injury Following the Flu Vaccine?
Among the millions of Americans who get their annual flu shots, a small percentage experience pain that persists beyond the temporary localized pain at their injection site. This pain can range in intensity from mild to severe, and it can either remain localized to the shoulder or radiate through the arm and...
CDC: 2016-2017 Flu Shots 48 Percent Effective
Did you get a flu shot this year? According to preliminary data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), this year’s flu vaccine has been 48 percent effective in protecting those who received vaccinations. While flu season is nearly over, due to elevated flu activity throughout the United States...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Are Vaccines Safe? Answers to Frequently Asked Questions Concerning Vaccines
Each year, the federal government receives tens of thousands of reports of vaccine-related illness and injuries. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report [f1] that, “the current U.S. vaccine supply is the safest in history,” it is still important to understand that although proven safe and effective,...
Certificate Proposed for Religious Objections to Vaccines
Parents who choose not to vaccinate the children for religious reasons often encounter resistance from schools and day care facilities. Now the State of Illinois has proposed new rules that...