The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) has confirmed that up until the 31st of August 2021 a total of 14,844 reports of suspected side effects were notified to them. The HPRA also confirmed it received 9 reports of Guillain Barré Syndrome (GBS) following vaccination with an adenoviral vector vaccine. Guillain Barré Syndrome is a very […]

HSE Issues Safety Guidance to Vaccinators on Injection Techniques to avoid Rare Shoulder Injuries In a Covid-19 Vaccine Bulletin issued on the 4th June 2021, the HSE updated its safety guidance, which includes advice that all vaccinators must be competent in intra-muscular (“IM”) injection techniques into the deltoid muscle. Welcoming the intervention by the HSE […]

HSE Issues warnings about rare cases of Myocarditis and Pericarditis (heart inflammations) following COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Rare cases of Myocarditis and Pericarditis have been reported following vaccination with the Covid-19 mRNA vaccines Comirnaty and Moderna.  Myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscle and Pericarditis is inflammation of the membrane around the heart. The cases to […]

A stroke is a medical emergency that happens when the blood flow to your brain is interrupted. Without blood, your brain cells start to die. It is estimated that over 80% of strokes are ischaemic which is when a blood clot blocks the flow of blood and oxygen to the brain. Unfortunately, some patients each […]

Accident and Emergency compensation claims can arise when Doctors or other A & E staff fail to make a correct diagnosis or referral.  Over 1.5 million patients attend Emergency Departments in hospitals throughout Ireland each year.  Studies have shown that initial misdiagnosis of illness and injuries in Emergency Departments can result in medical negligence claims. […]

The Irish Health Product Regulatory Authority (www.hpra.ie) has issued a further safety statement relating to Covid-19 Vaccines. The latest update, issued on the 12th of August 2021, includes an ongoing review of suspected side effects notified to the HPRA safety monitoring system. The HPRA again confirmed that all Vaccines have some side effects but that […]

The Irish Health Product Regulatory Authority issued a further safety update relating to Covid-19 vaccines on the 15th of July 2021.  The latest update included an ongoing review of suspected side effects notified to the HPRA safety monitoring system. The HPRA again confirmed that all vaccines have some side effects, but the vast majority of […]

Kildare based Solicitor Liam Moloney (www.moloneysolicitors.ie) and Altom Maglio, the Managing Partner of the leading Vaccine Lawyers firm in the USA Maglio, Christopher and Toale (https://mctlaw.com) will address the Pan European Organisation for Personal Injuries Lawyers (www.peopil.com) Conference in Malaga in October 2021 about serious vaccine adverse side effects and how patient’s rights to seek […]

The Irish Health Product Regulatory Authority (HPRA) issued a further safety update relating to Covid-19 vaccines on the 17th of June 2021. The latest update included an ongoing review of cases of Myocarditis, (inflammation of the heart muscle) and Pericarditis (inflammation of the membrane around the heart) suffered by a number of people following COVID-19 […]

Persistent post-COVID syndrome also referred to as long COVID is an illness which involves persistent, physical and medical injury following primary acquisition of COVID-19. At less than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic many long-term effects of SARS-COV-2 infection remain unclear. However, medical journals have confirmed new evidence is emerging rapidly about symptom profiles and […]