NEW FEDERAL SPENDING LAW INCLUDES INCREASED FUNDING FOR THE VICP
The federal government's recent spending package for fiscal-year 2023 includes an increase in funds for administering the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP).
FIVE REASONS YOU SHOULD CONTACT A VACCINE INJURY LAWYER
I give five reasons why persons with a possible vaccine injury should contact a lawyer who specializes in making claims to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
CAN I FILE A VACCINE INJURY CLAIM WITHOUT A LAWYER?
Can you file a vaccine injury claim without a lawyer? Yes. Should you? No, and here's why.
UPDATED VIDEOS ABOUT SHOULDER INJURY FROM A FLU SHOT (SIRVA)
An update of my blog posted in January with very informative, easy to understand videos about Shoulder Injury Resulting from Vaccine Administration, or SIRVA after a flu shot or other vaccine injection....
FLU SHOT SEASON 2022-2023.
The flu shot season is upon us. In a recent article at yahoo!news, the author discussed the recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control (the CDC) that people should be receiving the flu shot for the 2022-23 flu season now. The CDC recognizes that with the benefits of the flu vaccine, ...
DO I NEED A LOCAL LAWYER TO FILE A CLAIM FOR A VACCINE INJURY?
The short answer is “No.” A claim in the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program is a lawsuit filed in the “Vaccine Court” in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Washington D.C. Most lawyers in your area do not practice in that court. The lawyers at Vaccine Injury Pros represent clients in the Vacc...
WHEN SHOULD I GET INFORMATION ABOUT A SHOULDER INJURY FROM A FLU SHOT (SIRVA)
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
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...
SIRVA WILL CONTINUE TO BE A COVERED VACCINE INJURY
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...
Flu Shot Season Is Here: Understanding the Distinction Between Table vs. Non-Table Injuries in the VICP
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...
ARE PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS COVERED?
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...
SIRVA MORE PREVALENT IN WOMEN
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...
DOES THE GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZE SIRVA ?
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...
WAS MY FLU SHOT “TOO HIGH”?
Recent studies indicate that shoulder problems after a shot is improperly injected in the arm can be a cause for shoulder injuries, including SIRVA.
Fact: Shots can cause Shoulder Injuries
“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...
INCREASING AWARENESS OF “SIRVA” INJURY
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 ...
Proposed Changes to Add the Category of Vaccines Recommended for Pregnant Women to the Vaccine Injury Table
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...
SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ABOUT YOUR VACCINE INJURY
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...
The Flu Shot and GBS
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...
“I THINK I HAVE A SIRVA INJURY. DO I HAVE TO WAIT TO FILE A CLAIM?”
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...
THE FLU SHOT AND SHOULDER INJURY “SIRVA”
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 ...
IS MY CLAIM WORTH CALLING AN ATTORNEY? IS THERE REALLY NO COST?
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 MY INJURY WORTH FILING A CLAIM?
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...
VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION FOLLOWING HPV VACCINE
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...
INCREASING AWARENESS- MAY IS GBS/CIDP AWARENESS MONTH
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...