While vaccine-related injuries and illnesses are rare, they do happen. For families who are struggling to cope with the effects of a childhood vaccine injury or illness, financial compensation is available through the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). The… Read More ›
The Td and Tdap vaccines provide important protections for children and adults. While the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend these vaccines for routine administration and consider them to be safe for the substantial majority of the… Read More ›
Each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) issues recommendations for the annual flu shot. Once the WHO issues its recommendations, national health agencies around the world then make their own decisions about which vaccines they will recommend based on local… Read More ›
In general, a vaccination can be expected to cause a moderate amount of short-term shoulder pain. As explained by Health.com, common side effects of vaccine injections, “are just temporary and include pain, swelling, and redness around the site of the… Read More ›
All vaccines have side effects. In most cases, these side effects are mild (at worst), and most people experience them for no more than 24 to 48 hours. However, all vaccines have risks as well; and, when getting vaccinated, it… Read More ›
Bleeding Disorders, Shoulder Injuries, Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) and Various Other Complications are Linked to the DTaP Vaccine The DTaP vaccine is one of the primary vaccines that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend for children under seven… Read More ›
As we do every year, we covered a lot of ground on our Vaccine Blog in 2019. Here is a look back at seven of our top articles from last year: 7 of Our Top Articles on Vaccine Injuries and… Read More ›
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a bleeding disorder that has been linked to the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR). This link has been acknowledged by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which reports that, “[t]he… Read More ›
Since the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began tracking the national hepatitis A outbreak in 2016, nearly 30,000 cases have been reported across the United States. As the outbreak continues to spread – primarily through person-to-person contact… Read More ›
Under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP), vaccine-related injuries and illnesses are broadly separated into two categories: “on-table” injuries and “off-table” injuries. While injuries in both categories are eligible for compensation, there are less steps involved in pursuing a… Read More ›
Leah Durant 