Leah Durant

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• 2017 Year in Review: What We Learned about Vaccines and Vaccine Injuries

  By leahdurantlaw on February 13, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  2017 was a busy year in the world of vaccinations. From an MMR outbreak on college campuses and the start of one of the most-dangerous flu seasons in recent memory to important revisions to the Vaccine Injury Table, vaccine-related headlines… Read More ›

• Tdap Vaccinations During Pregnancy are Becoming More Common

  By leahdurantlaw on December 21, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  The tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap) provides critical protection from these three potentially-fatal illnesses. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that vaccinations are responsible for reducing the number of instances of tetanus and diphtheria in… Read More ›

• Everything You Need to Know About Vaccine Injuries

  By leahdurantlaw on April 27, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  The potential side effects of vaccines and vaccine-related injuries have become a widely contested topic. While the scientific evidence suggests that vaccines do not, in fact, cause autism, we do know that for some people vaccine reactions can occur.  It… Read More ›

• Recent Vaccine Injury Awards Provided Under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program

  By leahdurantlaw on April 17, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Each year, the Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC represents clients in claims arising under the National Vaccine Injury Program (VICP). While a significant portion of these clients have been diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) and shoulder injury related… Read More ›

• Changes to Vaccine Compensation Program to Take Effect in 2017

  By leahdurantlaw on April 6, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) recently announced that some long-awaited changes to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) will take effect in 2017. Originally assigned an effective date of February 21, the changes are currently… Read More ›

• Flu Season Isn’t Over. Should You Get Vaccinated?

  By leahdurantlaw on March 1, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  With several months left to go in this year’s flu season, it is not too late to get a flu shot. If you have put off getting vaccinated because you have questions about the health risks, here is what the… Read More ›

• SIRVA Resource Center for Vaccine Recipients

  By leahdurantlaw on December 17, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Lingering shoulder pain following a vaccination is often a sign of a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA). Vaccine-related shoulder injuries are a growing concern for parents and vaccine recipients; and, if you have been diagnosed with a form… Read More ›

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