If you have suffered from complications after you have received a flu vaccine, there are several steps that you must take afterward. Not only should you get care in order to improve your condition, but the steps that you take can also help determine whether you are...
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Shingles Shot Side Effects – What You Should Know About Shingrix
Shingrix is a vaccine that helps prevent shingles. It is the newer vaccine that has largely replaced Zostavax as the preferred vaccination. It received this designation back in 2017 shortly after it was approved for use by the FDA. It is manufactured by Glaxo Smith...
4 Reactions You Can Get From the Tetanus Shot
Outside of the flu vaccination, the tetanus shot is one of the most common vaccinations that people receive in the United States and worldwide. In fact, nearly 86 percent of infants around the world receive this vaccination. A normal course of vaccination for tetanus...
How Long Does SIRVA Last? Common Shoulder Injury Questions and Answers
We receive many questions about SIRVA injuries. One of the most common is: does SIRVA go away? Another, is SIRVA permanent? These questions and more are answered below. What is a SIRVA or shoulder injury related to vaccination? Shoulder injuries related to where the...
Rotavirus Vaccine Side Effects, Contraindications, and Information
Rotavirus is a common disease that impacts most children worldwide before the age of five. The disease leads to diarrhea, which can be mild to severe. Worldwide, an average of nearly half a million children each year die from the disease. There is a vaccine for the...
5 Most Common Vaccine Allergy Symptoms
When people are allergic to vaccines, it generally means that they either have a reaction to the contents of the vaccine itself or the manner in which it was administered. For example, patients may have an allergy or sensitivity to latex which may cause a reaction...
VICP Pays Out Millions for Shots Given Incorrectly But Only for Certain Vaccines
The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) was designed as a type of balancing act to provide protection to patients injured by vaccines while not discouraging vaccine manufacturers from supplying the market with necessary vaccines. This program, which is funded...
Guillain Barré Syndrome is #1 Side Effect of Vaccine Injury Compensations due to Flu Shots
The number of flu shots administered in the United States has increased dramatically since annual vaccinations have become accepted regular practice in this country. Roughly 40 percent of the adult population will receive an annual flu vaccine. While the vaccine does...
Vaccine Injury: First the Gut, Then the Brain
The way that we think about vaccine injuries has changed as more becomes known about the progression of the specific illnesses associated with these vaccines. While the end result of some of these injuries may be brain damage, scientists are learning that the damage...
$4 Billion and Growing: U.S. Payouts for Vaccine Injuries and Deaths Keep Climbing
The number $4 billion is an eye-popping one. This is the amount that has been paid out in claims by those who have suffered injuries from vaccines. On the surface, it seems like the amount of payments for these injuries implies that vaccines are dangerous. However,...
What Type of Respiratory Failure is Caused by Guillain-Barré Syndrome?
Guillain-Barre Syndrome or GBS damages the nerves. Vaccines, like the flu shot, can trigger GBS. GBS can cause tingling and numbness in the legs, feet, and hands that could progress to respiratory failure requiring a tube to breathe. What type of respiratory failure...
How to and Where to Report Vaccine Injury
When you or your child receives a vaccination, it is done with the intention of preventing future harm. Unfortunately, vaccines, like any other type of medication, can sometimes result in a severe adverse reaction. Since the 1970s, the federal government has responded...