Leah Durant
brachial neuritis
Why Are Shoulder Injuries Related to Vaccine Administration So Common?
Shoulder injuries related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) are among the most common types of vaccine-related injuries. In fact, by many accounts, they are the single most common type of injury resulting from immunization in the United States. Through the first 10 months of 2022, we helped 77 individuals and families obtain financial compensation under the … Continue reading
What Are the Risks Associated with the CDC’s Recommended Tetanus Vaccines?
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend vaccination against tetanus beginning at two months of age. According to the CDC, children should receive a total of five doses of the DTaP vaccine before age six, preteens should receive a Tdap vaccine between the ages of 11 and 12, and adults should receive … Continue reading
Signs and Symptoms of Pneumonia Vaccine Injuries
Pneumonia vaccines have been available in the United States since the 1970s. Today, the CDC recommends a four-dose pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) for children under the age of 18 months, and it recommends additional pneumonia vaccines for older children and adults with certain indications. Unfortunately, while pneumonia vaccines are safe for the vast majority of … Continue reading
What are Ordinary Side Effects of DTaP, Tdap, DT and Td?
The DTaP, Tdap, DT and Td vaccines provide protection against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in various formulations. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend vaccination against all three of these diseases beginning at six weeks of age, with the DTaP, Tdap, DT and Td vaccines being specifically recommended for different patient populations. … Continue reading
FDA Approves Expanded Use of Afluria and Afluria Quadrivalent Flu Vaccines
In late 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced expanded approval of the Afluria and Afluria Quadrivalent flu vaccines. Previously approved for adults and children five years of age and older, the FDA’s expanded approval for Afluria and Afluria Quadrivalent now makes these vaccines available to children beginning at six months of age. … Continue reading
Learn About Shoulder Pain or Injury That May Result Following the Annual Flu Vaccine
As we approach the peak of the 2016-2017 flu season, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are urging people to be vaccinated with the annual flu vaccine. Vaccination rates have been declining in recent years, and health officials are seeking to reverse this trend. Despite the 2015-2016 flu vaccination’s limited effectiveness, … Continue reading
What is Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)?
by Leah Durant SIRVA is a newly identified vaccine injury that is surfacing in vaccinated patients around the country. The damage from SIRVA centers on the shoulder or upper arm where the vaccine was administered. SIRVA is caused by the injection or administration of the vaccine itself, not from the contents of the vaccine being … Continue reading
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