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DESCRIPTION OF VACCINE INJURIES


DTP and DTaP vaccines:
  • Seizures, brain injury (encephalopathy or encephalitis) within 7 days after vaccination
  • Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) 5 to 42 days after vaccination
  • Autoimmune Encephalitis – 1 to 90 days after vaccination
  • Allergic and Anaphylactic reactions - including anaphylactic reactions leading to death - within 24 hours after vaccination
  • Injuries to arm and shoulder (Shoulder Injuries Related to Vaccine Administration – SIRVA) within 2 days after vaccination
MMR vaccine:
  • Seizures, brain injury (encephalopathy or encephalitis) 5 to 15 days after vaccination
  • Acute Disseminated Ecnephalomyletis (ADEM) 5 to 42 days after vaccination
  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS) – onset or significant aggravation 1 to 60 days after vaccination
  • Ataxia (new difficulty with balance or coordination) 5 to 42 days after vaccination
  • Transverse Myeltits (TM) 5 to 42 days after vaccination
  • Autoimmune Encephalitis – 1 to 90 days after vaccination
  • Acute onset of neuropsychiatric symptoms (including symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) 5 to 15 days after vaccination
  • Chronic arthritis beginning within 42 days of vaccination
  • Thrombocytopenia (unusual bruising or bleeding) within 60 days after vaccination
  • Aplastic Anemia within 60 days after vaccination
  • Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis within 60 days after vaccination
  • Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome within 60 days after vaccination
  • Allergic and Anaphylactic reactions within 24 hours after vaccination
  • Injuries to arm and shoulder (Shoulder Injuries Related to Vaccine Administration – SIRVA) within 2 days after vaccinating
Tetanus, Td, Tdap and DT vaccines:
  • Brachial Neuritis within 2 to 28 days after vaccination
  • Gullian-Barre Syndrome (GBS) 5 to 42 days after vaccination
  • Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) 5 to 42 days after vaccination
  • Acute and Anaphylactic reactions within 24 hours after vaccination
  • Injuries to arm and shoulder (Shoulder Injuries Related to Vaccine Administration – SIRVA) within 2 days after vaccinating
Hepatitis B vaccine:
  • Transverse Myelitis (TM) 1 to 60 days after vaccination
  • Gullian-Barre Syndrome (GBS) 1 to 60 days after vaccination
  • Chronic Inflamatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) 1 to 60 days after vaccination
  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS) - onset or significant aggravation 1 to 60 days after vaccination
  • Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) 1 to 60 days after vaccination
  • Autoimmune Encephalitis – 1 to 90 days after vaccination
  • Chronic Arthritis beginning within 42 days of vaccination
  • Thrombocytopenia (unusual bruising or bleeding) within 42 days after vaccination
  • Autoimmune Illness, including Dermatomyositis, within 60 days after vaccination
  • Allergic and Anaphylactic reactions within 24 hours after vaccination
  • Injuries to arm and shoulder (Shoulder Injuries Related to Vaccine Administration – SIRVA) within 2 days after vaccinating
Varicella (Chicken-Pox) vaccine:
  • Varicella (Chicken-Pox) within 30 days after vaccination
  • Herpes Zoster (Shingles) caused by the vaccine virus
  • Seizures, brain injury (encephalopathy or encephalitis) 5 to 15 days after vaccination
  • Meningitis 5 to 15 days after vaccination
  • Cerebellar Ataxia 5 to 15 days after vaccination
  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS) – onset or significant aggravation 1 to 60 days after vaccination
  • Acute onset of neuropsychiatric symptoms (including symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) 5 to 15 days after vaccination
  • Thrombocytopenia (unusual bruising or bleeding) within 60 days after vaccination
  • Aplastic Anemia within 60 days after vaccination
  • Atypical Homolytic Uremic Syndrome within 60 days after vaccination
  • Allergic or Anaphylactic reactions within 24 hours after vaccination
  • Injuries to arm and shoulder (Shoulder Injuries Related to Vaccine Administration – SIRVA) within 2 days after vaccinating
Influenza vaccines:
  • Narcolepsy
  • Gullian-Barre Syndrome (GBS) 1 to 60 days after vaccination
  • Brachial Neuritis 1 to 60 days after vaccination
  • Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) 5 to 42 days after vaccination
  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS) – onset or significant aggravation 1 to 60 days after vaccination
  • Autoimmune Encephalitis – 1 to 90 days after vaccination
  • Allergic or Anaphylactic reaction within 24 hours after vaccination
  • Injuries to arm and shoulder (Shoulder Injuries Related to Vaccine Administration – SIRVA) within 2 days of vaccinating
  • Falls within a 30 minutes of vaccination (as a result of fainting spell)
HIB (hemophilus influenza type b vaccine):
  • Hib meningitis, Hib epiglottis, or Hib pneumonia within 7 days after vaccination
  • Injuries to arm and shoulder (Shoulder Injuries Related to Vaccine Administration – SIRVA) within 2 days of vaccination
Human Papillomavirus vaccine (Gardasil):
  • Gullian-Barre Syndrome (GBS) 5 to 42 days after vaccination
  • Acute Pancreatitis within 60 days after vaccination
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - (Lou Gehrig-like disease) illness within 60 days after vaccination
  • Blood Clots within 60 days after vaccination
  • Injuries to arm and shoulder (Shoulder Injuries Related to Vaccine Administration – SIRVA) within 2 days of vaccination
Rotavirus vaccines:
  • Intussusception (intestinal blockage) within 3 weeks after vaccination
  • Injuries to arm and shoulder (Shoulder Injuries Related to Vaccine Administration – SIRVA) within 2 days of vaccination
Meningococcal vaccine:
  • Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) 5 to 42 days after vaccination to Meningococcal vaccine
  • Gullian-Barre Syndrome (GBS) 5 to 42 days after vaccination
  • Injuries to arm and shoulder (Shoulder Injuries Related to Vaccine Administration – SIRVA) within 2 days of vaccination

The list does not include all possible vaccine related illnesses and injuries. Whether vaccines cause many of the illnesses and injuries listed here is controversial. Most doctors recognize only a few of the illnesses and injuries I have listed as vaccine-related illness or injuries.

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Curtis Webb
Attorney at Law
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P.O. Box 1768, Twin Falls, Idaho 83303
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