Leah Durant
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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
COVID-19 Vaccine Injury Claims: Understanding the Differences Between the VICP and CICP
While the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) serves as a source of financial recovery for many individuals and families affected by vaccine-related injuries and illnesses, it does not cover injuries and illnesses caused by COVID-19 vaccines. Instead, injuries and illnesses related to COVID-19 vaccination are currently covered under a different program—the Countermeasures Injury Compensation … Continue reading
How to Document Your Vaccine Injury Claim
The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) provides a source of financial recovery for individuals diagnosed with vaccine injuries. Filing a vaccine injury claim under the VICP involves submitting a petition to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Washington D.C., and claimants must have adequate documentation to substantiate their petitions. Generally, when it comes … Continue reading
Answers to More FAQs about the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP)
The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) is a federal government program that pays financial compensation to eligible vaccine recipients and families. If you have questions about filing a VICP claim, our FAQs page is a good place to start. Here are some additional answers you may want to know from national vaccine injury attorney … Continue reading
WHO Promotes World Immunization Week 2022
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently celebrated World Immunization Week 2022. By recognizing World Immunization Week, the WHO “aims to highlight the collective action needed and to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease.” Here, vaccine injury lawyer Leah V. Durant discusses some of the highlights from the WHO’s … Continue reading
2021-2022 Flu Season Statistics
Flu season is coming to an end. While the flu virus continues to spread year-round, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recognize flu season as running from the beginning of October to the middle of May. In this article, we take a look at some statistics from the 2021-2022 flu season as … Continue reading
The HRSA has Released an Updated Vaccine Injury Table — What’s New?
Vaccine lawyer Leah V. Durant discusses the January 3, 2022 revision to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program’s Vaccine Injury Table.
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Understanding Bell’s Palsy as a Vaccine Injury
Bell’s palsy is an idiopathic condition that causes temporary paralysis or weakness on one side of the face. As the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) explains, Bell’s palsy “results from dysfunction of cranial nerve VII (facial nerve) which directs the muscles on one side of the face, including those that control eye … Continue reading
Looking Back at Our Vaccine Injury Claim Awards from 2021
In 2021, our firm helped more than 100 clients obtain compensation awards under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). In this article, vaccine injury lawyer Leah V. Durant takes a look back at some of our statistics from the year. 1. $9.9 Million in Compensation Awarded Our clients received a total of approximately $9.9 … Continue reading
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