After suffering an allergic reaction to the controversial HPV vaccine Gardasil, Mia Blesky was left paralyzed from the neck down. Once a straight-A student and aspiring pop star, she is now home-schooled and given lessons at her bedside. Her mother, Gini, believes that “the routine jab” is to blame.

Earlier this month, the University of Ghent, Belgium, released a paper where it accidentally admitted that most flu shots are continuously out of date and therefore don’t work.

Along with concerned parents, doctors, and health educators, officials in Washington are now starting to pay attention to vaccine safety issues. Here’s the latest about what’s going on with vaccinations.