Vaccine-related sentence example
- The risk of developing vaccine-related encephalitis is extremely small in comparison to the health risks associated with the diseases that vaccines prevent.
- The Childhood Vaccine Injury Act established a federal program for compensating victims of vaccine-related injuries or death.
- About 12,000 vaccine-related adverse reactions are reported annually; however, it is estimated that less than 10 percent of doctors file such reports.
- The Vaccine Injury Table contains guidelines for evaluating whether the injury or death was vaccine-related.
- Furthermore, claims for vaccine-related injuries are only valid if the effects continued for at least six months following the vaccination or resulted in hospitalization or surgical intervention.Advertisement
- Claims for vaccine-related deaths must be filed within 24 months of the death or within 48 months of the onset of the injury that caused the death.
- Compensation for a vaccine-related death is limited to $250,000 for the deceased's estate plus attorney's fees and costs.
- The VICP does not consider the emotional and psychological effects of a vaccine-related injury on the child's family.
- The death-benefit limit does not take into account an adult, family wage earner with a vaccine-related injury or death resulting from exposure to a newly-vaccinated child.
- The Vaccine Court is the term to describe a section of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims Office of Special Masters that deals with vaccine-related lawsuits.Advertisement
- Parents or caregivers are only allowed to take a vaccine-related injury case to a civil court after petitioning the Vaccine Court.
- In July 2007, the Vaccine Court awarded the family of Bailey Banks compensation for vaccine-related injuries that led to the development of PDD-NOS, a type of autism.