Nationwide Representation For Vaccine Injuries
In the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is a well-recognized adverse event following influenza vaccination. If you develop GBS following a flu shot, it is extremely likely that the two are connected.
Are you getting your flu vaccine today? We have all heard this question in one form or another from our healthcare provider. Medical professionals strongly encourage the vaccine, especially as we enter the flu season. For some, the vaccine results in a sore arm and...
You do everything right. You follow your doctor’s recommendation and get your flu shot every year. But this time, something seems off. Shortly after getting the vaccine, you feel weak. Your muscles seem fatigued, and something just doesn’t seem right. At first you...
In a recent report released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the flu vaccine remains the top culprit for causing vaccine injury. Guillain-Barré Syndrome, a crippling neurological disease, remains the top flu shot injury being awarded compensation in the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The recent report shows that from 11/16/2013 through 2/15/2014, there were 128 total cases…
This year’s flu vaccine was far less effective than officials previously thought, particularly for the elderly, according to officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The vaccine was 9% effective in protecting people in that age group. An H3N2 flu strain has been the most dominant and has been especially hard on the elderly. The flu vaccine ineffectiveness…
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is an uncommon but serious autoimmune disorder that damages the peripheral nervous system. The peripheral nervous system refers to the nerves in the body outside the brain and spinal cord. The syndrome can be caused by an acute infectious process or by vaccination. A person affected with GBS will initially have a tingly and numbing sensation in…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved two flu vaccines that would give people who are allergic to eggs an opportunity to receive a flu shot. Currently, people with egg allergies cannot get a flu vaccine because it is egg-based. The vaccine is made after the influenza virus grows inside an egg. At this point, someone with an egg…
