In a landmark ruling, a U.S. federal court has declared that influenza vaccines cause Guillain-Barré Syndrome, an incurable and life-threatening neurological disorder.
The ruling was issued by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
The court sided with Alan Lien of Wisconsin, who had suffered life-changing injuries caused by a flu shot.
Lien was awarded $500,000 in damages for his vaccine-induced injury.
It marks a significant ruling under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP).
The judgment follows Lien’s diagnosis of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS).
The court determined that Lien’s GBS was caused by a flu shot received in October 2019.
Represented by attorney Randy Knutson of the Knutson Casey Law Firm, Lien filed his petition in October 2021.
The Vaccine Court ruled in February 2023 that Lien was entitled to compensation.
A final settlement, agreed upon in March 2025, provides a lump sum payment to cover damages.
Lien received compensation for lost income after he was forced to leave his job as a Frito-Lay driver due to the condition.
“This decision acknowledges the serious, life-changing impact of GBS and helps provide much-needed support to Mr. Lien,” said Knutson.
The VICP was established in 1986.
The program is funded by a federal excise tax on vaccines.
The VICP serves as a no-fault alternative to traditional legal action for vaccine-related injuries.
Cases are adjudicated by the Vaccine Court in Washington, D.C.
The news comes amid growing safety concerns about “routine” flu vaccines.
Following a major study, the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic recently confirmed that influenza vaccines are ineffective at preventing flu cases and only increase the risk of harm.
The verdict on the flu vaccine from the Cleveland Clinic’s large-scale prospective cohort study has delivered a shocking blow to the mass vaccination agenda.
The study found that not only was the vaccine ineffective, but it was also associated with a significantly increased risk of infection.
The findings of the study led by Dr. Nabin Shrestha, the head of the Cleveland Clinic’s Departments of Infectious Diseases, were published in the MedRvix journal.
The study tracked over 53,000 employees during the 2024–2025 respiratory viral season.
The researchers sought to assess whether the influenza vaccine offered protection against laboratory-confirmed influenza infections.
The results raise serious questions about this season’s flu vaccine and the broader assumptions behind annual mandates.
In addition, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warned in March that people who receive flu “vaccines” are “4.4 times more likely” to suffer a non-influenza infection.
Kennedy asserted that, after reviewing the official data, he wouldn’t get a flu shot “in a million years.”
While raising the alarm, Kennedy cited a bombshell Pentagon study by Wolfe.
The study revealed that those vaccinated against the flu were “36% more likely to get coronavirus.”
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