A couple of our recent posts have mentioned the alternative compensation system created by the 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (“Vaccine Act”), 42 U.S.C. §§300aa-10, et seq.
This Vaccine Program is the Act’s alternative to tort litigation, which addresses alleged injuries resulting from vaccines covered by the Vaccine Act. The legal aspects of the Vaccine Program are administered by the Department of Justice, and here’s a link to government’s description of the program
For decades, the Vaccine Program has … Read the rest