As detailed in prior entries, shoulder injuries can occur as a result of receiving a flu shot, Tdap, or other vaccination. Typically, these injuries are caused from improper needle placement by the person or provider administering the shot. However, in rare instances, the use of an improper gauge or length needle can also cause injury… Read more »
As we’ve detailed previously, shoulder injuries related to vaccine administration (otherwise known as “SIRVA”) are the most common injuries resulting from flu shots and other vaccines. SIRVA can happen when a vaccine is injected into the capsule of your shoulder joint instead of your deltoid muscle. It can also occur if the needle being used… Read more »
As you may have read previously, on July 20, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to amend the Vaccine Injury Table by removing Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (“SIRVA”), vasovagal syncope, and the new vaccines category, Item XVII. This proposed Rule change would have had… Read more »
