We often hear from clients who don't know why they are still having shoulder pain days and weeks after receiving a vaccine shot. Many say that they didn't know it was even possible that an injection could cause an injury to their shoulder, and they don't know when they should take the step of c...
VACCINE INJURY PROS CONTRIBUTES TO KEEPING SIRVA A COVERED VACCINE INJURY As mentioned last month, for the last year, administrators with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have been proposing amendments to the Vaccine Injury Table (Table) for claims made to the National Vaccine In...
For the last year, administrators with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have been working to badly curtail the rights of persons suffering a common vaccine-related injury, by amending the Vaccine Injury Table (Table) for claims made to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Prog...
According to the CDC, although flu viruses are detected throughout the year, they are most common in the fall and winter months, a time period known as flu season. The seasonal flu vaccine is one of the most frequently administered vaccines in the United States, as the CDC generally recommends th...
Sometimes, we are contacted by a person who believes they have been injured from a vaccination but are not sure if they have a claim because they had a pre-existing condition. For example, someone experiencing shoulder problems after a shot might tell us that they had previous treatment to the s...
Since 1988, there has been a no-fault alternative to resolve individual's claims of alleged vaccine-related injuries. This no-fault alternative is known as the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). Through the VICP, a study was published in 2010 that determined shoulder injury re...
In a word—according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Yes. At the CDC's 2019 Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference, presenters discussed a study showing a quantifiable association between deltoid bursitis and the flu shot among persons with no known pre-exist...
Recent studies indicate that shoulder problems after a shot is improperly injected in the arm can be a cause for shoulder injuries, including SIRVA.
“A flu shot can cause a shoulder injury?” Shock, confusion, and denial are usually the reactions we get when telling people about SIRVA (shoulder injury resulting from vaccine administration). We get it, most people have never heard of SIRVA and most have only experienced the quick sting that com...
It still happens. When we are contacted by someone who are experiencing shoulder problems after a flu shot, they often tell us that they had no idea the two could be connected. They are surprised to learn that they are not alone, that there is even a term for it—SIRVA—recognized by the federal ...
There may be some good news coming to pregnant women who have suffered adverse reactions to certain vaccines. The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services has proposed amending the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP) Vaccine Injury Table to include vaccines recom...
There have been feature stories recently on the morning shows, nightly news programs, USA Today, Facebook and others, on efforts to reduce misinformation from anti-vaxx posts. These should not be confused with a Vaccine Injury and those offering help to people who have suffered an adverse reactio...
Have you been diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) after having a flu shot? It is important to know that if you have suffered from GBS in the days or weeks following a vaccination you could have a claim the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) and should discuss your situation with...
We have written a lot recently about persons experiencing shoulder pain after receiving a shot. We offer help by representing people with claims in the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). The VICP is a federal program, which compensates persons who experience a Vaccine Injury, which occ...
It's Flu Shot Season, and the CDC has recommended that nearly everyone gets vaccinated. However, the CDC also warns that on rare occasions, flu vaccination can cause serious problems, and that people who think that they have been injured by the flu shot can file a claim for compensation from the ...
In our last blog, we discussed how if you have suffered an injury, it is worth contacting us to discuss if you have a vaccine injury claim. In this part of our blog we discuss why it is worth both your time, and ours to investigate and pursue a vaccine injury claim. Is contacting you regarding a...
Is filing a Vaccine Injury Claim worth it? This is a question we have been asked by many prospective clients, and most often the answer is YES, and this is not because we are trying to “sell” you that we are the best attorneys to pursue your claim. While we would greatly appreciate the opportuni...
The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP), the federal program which compensates persons who experience adverse reactions after receiving certain vaccinations, covers the vaccine for the human papilloma virus (HPV). The HPV vaccine, commonly known as Gardasil and Cervarix, are admi...
The GBS/CIDP Foundation International has identified the month of May as GBS/CIDP Awareness Month. For many, until a diagnosis of this disorder is made to an individual or someone they know- most people have never heard of GBS or CIDP. As I have written about before, awareness of the Vaccine Inju...
“Is the pain I am experiencing in my arm after a flu shot normal?” “Is it normal to not be able to move my arm after a flu shot?” Asking yourself those very questions? While the last thing anyone expects after receiving a flu shot is to suffer a shoulder injury, we have represented many client...
Vaccine Injury Pros has launched a new feature, Live Chat. Lots of websites offer similar services, but ours is staffed by Ngage, a provider focused on law firms, with operators trained to communicate with people seeking legal assistance. When a visitor opens a conversation with Live Chat, the pe...
Last month I wrote about the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System. VAERS is a federal surveillance system designed to collect and analyze data about adverse events after a shot or immunization. The data collected by VAERS (except personal identifying information) is publicly available, and te...
If you or your child have ever received a vaccine, such as a childhood immunization (DTaP, MMR, etc.), or the HPV vaccine (including Gardasil), or the seasonal flu shot, you may have been given an information sheet. They include facts about the diseases being prevented by the vaccine, and possib...
According to the Arthritis Foundation, Juvenile Dermatomyositis, or “JDM” is rare disease found mostly in children, which afflicts an estimated 3,000 to 5,000 children in the United States. The first signs of JDM are skin rashes, often around the eyes or cheeks, on the knuckles, knees, or elbows...
If you have found information about SIRVA, vaccine injury, and the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program “NVICP,” you know that there are many lawyers willing to help. And maybe you have contacted some of them. If so, hopefully they have told you what we will tell you… Yes, we offer ...
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