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 ›
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 ›
GBS vaccine attorney Leah Durant discusses the government’s proposal to add GBS to the Vaccine Injury Table and the potential link between flu shots and GBS The federal government has recently opened a period for public comment to determine whether… Read More ›
Makers of chicken noodle soup have done well this flu season. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently concluded that the flu vaccine is only 18 percent effective against this year’s dominant flu strain. That’s down from the… Read More ›
Flu season isn’t over yet. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that the flu has surpassed the “epidemic threshold.” During one week in January, almost 10 percent of all deaths in the United States were the result… Read More ›
When you’re down with the flu, you can’t smell anything. Turns out, that could be the case even after you recover. A recent study published by The Journal of the American Medical Association has concluded that the flu may be… Read More ›