Leah Durant

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• It’s the Peak of Flu Season. Is it Too Late to Get Vaccinated?

  By leahdurantlaw on January 24, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s the peak of flu season. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “In the United States, flu viruses are most common during the fall and winter months. Influenza activity often begins to increase in October and… Read More ›

• What are the Current Childhood Vaccination Rates in the U.S.?

  By leahdurantlaw on January 11, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Vaccination is one of the best ways to protect children against the flu and several other potentially-dangerous communicable diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend vaccination against Hepatitis B at birth, and vaccination against 13 other diseases… Read More ›

• National Institutes of Health Continue Work on “Universal” Flu Vaccine

  By leahdurantlaw on November 17, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Current flu vaccines do not protect against all strains of influenza. Each year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), working in collaboration with the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), recommend vaccines targeting the specific strains that scientists… Read More ›

• Flu Shot Health Risks: Myth vs. Reality

  By leahdurantlaw on November 17, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  How much do you know about the flu vaccine? How much of what you think you know is myth as opposed to reality? Unfortunately, there are many misconceptions out there, and these misconceptions are leading some people to make uninformed… Read More ›

• Is it Safe to Get a Free Flu Shot?

  By leahdurantlaw on November 3, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  With flu season and the fall semester both in full swing, school districts and clinics around the country are offering free flu shots to schoolchildren and other local residents. If you can get your child (or yourself) immunized for free,… Read More ›

• Did You File a Report with VAERS? You May Have a Claim Under the VICP

  By leahdurantlaw on November 3, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  If you or a loved one suffered a vaccine-related injury or illness and you filed a report with the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), you have done your part to aid in the government’s efforts to prevent future vaccine… Read More ›

• Do Doctors and Nurses Have a Responsibility to Ensure that They Inject Vaccines Appropriately?

  By leahdurantlaw on August 20, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  When you go to your doctor’s office or a local pharmacy or clinic to get vaccinated, you expect the medical professional who performs your immunization to adhere to a certain standard of care. After all, you are trusting this person… Read More ›

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