How You Can Help Fight the Impending SIRVA Rule Change

UPDATE AS OF 04/05/2021: The Department of Health and Human Services is in the processing of withdrawing the SIRVA rule change. Read this blog to learn more: https://shannonlawgroup.com/hhs-rescinds-proposal-to-remove-sirva-from-vaccine-injury-table/.

If you believe you have a shoulder injury as a result of a vaccine, contact us today for more details. 

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As you may know, our team at Shannon Law Group not only helps folks who are seriously injured due to someone else’s negligence. We also help people nationwide get compensation from the federal government when they experience a severe reaction to a vaccine.

During the middle of a global pandemic, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) is taking quick action to stop compensating people for some vaccine injuries in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP).

This is wrong.

We need your help to stop it.

Earlier this year, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) initiated the process of removing a type of reaction called Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) from the VICP. HHS’s proposed rule change would also stop the automatic addition of any COVID-19 vaccines to the VICP. Lastly, it would eliminate coverage for injuries caused by losing consciousness after a vaccination.

Who supports this change?

Why is HHS doing this in the middle of a pandemic?

HHS won’t say.

What is the VICP? (And why is it important?)

The VICP is a no-fault federal program that provides people injured due to a vaccine a path to compensation without having to pursue legal recourse against their doctor or pharmaceutical companies. Victims are compensated fairly without inhibiting vaccine manufacturers and doctors from providing vaccines to the general public.

We represent people across the United States that have experienced adverse side effects like a SIRVA injury. These SIRVA injuries can have devastating effects, including chronic pain, loss of function, and interference with work and life activities. We help these folks by getting them the compensation they deserve through the VICP.

How can you help?

Even if you haven’t experienced an adverse reaction to a vaccine, please consider submitting a comment opposing this rule change. The purpose of the VICP is to provide fair compensation to those unlucky enough to get injured by a vaccine.

In doing so, the VICP promotes vaccine health and safety by encouraging vaccinations and providing a safeguard in the rare case of injury. We all benefit from the VICP, and it is essential as we get closer to the release of a COVID-19 vaccine.

You can submit an online comment on this proposed rule here.

To be most effective, please be respectful and use plain English (avoid legalese). Please include:

1. Your city or region and state.
2. Discuss why you choose to be vaccinated.
3. The importance of compensation: Explain why monetary compensation is crucial to someone after a severe vaccine injury. (Click here to learn about the compensation available to vaccine injury victims.)

You must submit your comment before January 12, 2021, so please do not delay. If you have any questions, you can contact us at (312) 874-6730 or fill out the contact form at the bottom of this page. Thank you for your help!