Chicken Pox (Varicella) Vaccine

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year more than 3.5 million cases of chickenpox, 9,000 hospitalizations, and 100 deaths are prevented by chickenpox vaccination in the United States.

Serious injuries that can occur after a chickenpox vaccine include:

• GBS (Guillain-Barré syndrome)
• SIRVA (Shoulder injury related to vaccine administration)
• CIDP (Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy)
• AIDP (Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy)
• ADEM (Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis)
• ITP (Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura)
• TP (thrombocytopenic purpura)
• Transverse myelitis (TM)
• Central nervous disorders
• Encephalopathy
• Anaphylaxis
• Brachial neuritis
• Rotator cuff tear
• Vasovagal syncope
• Injection site injury
• Abscess
• Shoulder injury
• Arm injury

The vaccine program will only consider compensation when injuries persist and require ongoing medical care for longer than six months.