Within minutes of getting the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, Michelle Zimmerman felt pain racing from her left arm up to her ear and down to her fingertips. Eventually diagnosed with brain damage, she cannot work, drive, or even stand for long periods of time.
Some scientists fear that patients with real injuries are being denied help and believe that more needs to be done to clarify the possible risks associated with Covid-19 vaccines.
Thousands of Americans believe they suffered serious side effects following Covid vaccination. As of April, just over 13,000 vaccine-injury compensation claims have been filed, but only 19 percent have been reviewed.
"But people who say they have post-vaccination injuries are just completely ignored and dismissed and gaslighted," she added.