Tag: Flu Shot

This Year’s Flu Shot Not a Good Match for Children
Out of 92 children who died of the flu this season, 62 of them were infected with the influenza B/Victoria strain, which is not included in the 2019-2020 flu shot.
Type B Flu is Making the 2020 Flu Season Especially Severe
Flu season in the U.S. is already shaping up to be especially severe. flu
Woman Injured by Flu Shot Gets $2.4 Million Settlement
The U.S. government awarded $2.4 million to a woman who was hospitalized with severe side effects of a flu vaccine she got in 2013.
Flu Shot Lawsuit
Flu shots are recommended once-yearly to boost immunity against infections with influenza viruses. Our lawyers are evaluating lawsuits for adults or children who suffered Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) or a Shoulder...
FluZone Lawsuit
FluZone is an immunization against infections with influenza (“the flu”) viruses. Anyone who received FluZone and developed Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) or a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) may...
2017-2018 Flu Season Show Signs of Slowing Down
The most severe flu outbreak in the U.S. in decades is finally showing signs of slowing down, according to an update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
We’re Missing Out on a Better Flu Shot
Australia had an extremely bad flu season over the last few months, and experts believe it was probably because of mutations in the influenza virus (H3N2) that was used in...
H3N2 Flu Shot Only 10% Effective This Year
Experts are predicting a severe flu season in the U.S. this year after finding that the flu shot was only 10% effective at preventing influenza A (H3N2) in Australia, resulting...
Study Explains Poor Effectiveness of Flu Shots
November 1, 2017 — A new study has found explanation for the notoriously low effectiveness of the seasonal flu vaccine. The problem is that vaccines against the flu (influenza) are...
Back-to-Back Flu Shots Linked to Miscarriage Risk
Pregnant women who get a flu vaccine in the first trimester might have an increased risk of miscarriage, according to a new study by researchers at the Centers for Disease...