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- Vaccine Injury: First the Gut, Then the Brain
Jun 7, 2019
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 may not necessarily originate in the brain. Instead, some of these conditions begin in the gut and affect the brain through the microbes. For many illnesses that are associated with brain...Read More - $4 Billion and Growing: U.S. Payouts for Vaccine Injuries and Deaths Keep Climbing
May 24, 2019
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, there is some context necessary to fully understand the situation. While there are some injuries that occur due to taking vaccines, the number of injuries is small in proportion...Read More - What Type of Respiratory Failure is Caused by Guillain-Barré Syndrome?
May 3, 2019
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 is caused by Guillain Barre Syndrome? Approximate 30% of people with Guillain-Barré Syndrome suffer from respiratory failure and are often admitted into an intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital. After they...Read More - How to and Where to Report Vaccine Injury
Apr 26, 2019
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 to the potential for vaccine-related injuries by creating a system that allows and encourages you to report any injuries that may have been caused by receiving a vaccination. National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act...Read More - Can Vaccines Cause Macrophagic Myofasciitis (MMF)?
Apr 5, 2019
A condition discovered in France two decades ago, macrophagic myofasciitis, known by its initials MMF, is a very rare muscle disease that can be extremely debilitating to those whom it afflicts. Its symptoms are similar to those associated with multiple sclerosis and fibromyalgia, and include chronic fatigue, joint pain, and chronic inflammation. For those who have this condition, it is often linked to high levels of aluminum hydroxide, which happens to be a common ingredient...Read More - Do Vaccines Cause Vasculitis Or Polyarteritis Nodosa?
Mar 22, 2019
As more and more people begin to question whether receiving a vaccination for the flu, hepatitis, measles, or other common illnesses can in fact lead to the onset of unexpected illnesses, two conditions that come up frequently are vasculitis and polyarteritis nodosa. What are theses conditions? In the case of polyarteritis nodosa, more commonly referred to as PAN, a person’s blood vessels swell. When this happens, the vessels are unable to provide enough blood throughout...Read More - What are the Symptoms of an Allergic Reaction to the Flu Shot?
Mar 8, 2019
Receiving a flu shot can help reduce the chance of contracting the flu, as well as decrease the likelihood of spreading it to other people. The flu vaccine is recommended to be taken once annually for all people ages 6 months and older. The flu vaccine can cause some side effects, ranging from mild to major. Side effects of the flu shot are typically mild in nature and usually dissipate after several days. The most...Read More - How Common Is Anaphylaxis Following Vaccination?
Feb 22, 2019
Vaccines save lives by improving immunity to a disease. They are typically made from killed or weakened versions of the same germs — or parts of the germs — that cause the disease. Theses killed or weakened germs are introduced into the body via immunization injection. The vaccine triggers the body’s immune system to recognize the agent as an invading organism, destroy it and “remember” it by making antibodies. The antibodies stay in a person’s body so...Read More - Which Vaccines Lead to the Most Complications?
Feb 15, 2019
Vaccines are products developed by pharmaceutical companies that have the risk of causing harm or not working at all. Every vaccine that is recommended by the Federal Drug Administration has the risk of complications that may lead to brain damage or damage to the immune system. There have been variety of complications related to vaccine administration including: Anaphylaxis Chronic Nervous System Dysfunction Seizures Brain Inflammation Thrombocytopenia Brachial Neuritis Guillain Barre Syndrome Infection from the strain...Read More - What Are Your Options if You Are A Victim of SIRVA?
Feb 1, 2019
Vaccines work for most people. They help them fight off infectious diseases of various kinds, and do so without causing any long-term harm or other side effects. But there is a segment of the population that reacts badly to certain vaccines. There are also instances in which vaccines are administered in a bungled and incompetent way. SIRVA is a specific type of vaccine injury. Most vaccines are injected through the shoulder. A SIRVA injury occurs...Read More