Below is a link to an article detailing the injuries and experiences of a Minnesota woman who received a flu shot at the pharmacy of her local grocery store. Like most people, she was advised that she would have soreness in her shoulder for a couple of days after the shot. However, she began to… Read more »
A United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccine advisory committee voted to approve FluMist, the nasal spray influenza vaccine, for the 2018-2019 flu season. This marks the first time the nasal spray will return after a two season hiatus in which concerns were raised about its effectiveness, particularly against the H1N1 strand…. Read more »
According to the CDC, vaccine effectiveness during the 2015-2016 flu season was 47%, but for the 2014-2015 season, effectiveness was just 19%. Variances in effectiveness from year to year can be caused by a variety of factors. As detailed in prior blog entries, each year before the flu season begins, a vaccine is made based… Read more »
Ever wonder how officials make predictions on an upcoming flu season or how particular flu vaccines are chosen? There are ongoing surveillance sites around the world collecting samples from people who have the flu. This information is then submitted to a central panel organized by the WHO (World Health Organization). Then the WHO, based on… Read more »
The CDC (Center for Disease Control) issued a recent report indicating that the United States is in the midst of an especially severe flu season this year. In addition to starting sooner than usual, early reports indicate that about half of the states are reporting unusually intense flu activity so far. According to the CDC,… Read more »
Below is a link to an article detailing some interesting initial results from an experimental influenza vaccination that has the potential to be self-administered. Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University have been working on a potentially viable alternative to the traditional intramuscular injection method for vaccine administration. This alternative involves a… Read more »
We recently won a settlement of 3.3 million dollars for one of our clients in a personal injury case here in Lancaster, NY. Please check out the links below for the case details, and remember to contact us if you need a personal injury law firm in the Buffalo area to fight for you! http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/blog/buffalo-law-journal/2016/12/3-3-million-verdict-against-wny-construction.html?ana=e_ae_set1&s=article_du&ed=2016-12-13&u=qhSPLg6Q5gVH0bmrCfYiWg08903d38&t=1481749250&j=76747721… Read more »
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