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Since 1986, a little-known program of the federal government, called National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP), has been awarding money to persons suffering from side-effects of certain vaccines.

Prevnar 13 (PCV13) is a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and was approved for use in 2010. It is recommended for children less than 5, for adults 65 or older, and others with certain medical conditions.

The federal government recently enacted a major spending package for fiscal-year 2023. It includes a modest but much needed increase in funds for administering the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

If you have suffered an adverse reaction or injury from a vaccine, like a flu shot, there are five reasons you should contact a vaccine injury lawyer...

The short answer is “yes.” The better question is “should I file a claim without a lawyer?” The answer is “absolutely not.” When the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program was started many years ago.

The flu shot season is upon us. In a recent article at yahoo!news, the author discussed the recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control (the CDC) that people should be receiving the flu shot for the 2022-23 flu season now.

The short answer is “No.” A claim in the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program is a lawsuit filed in the “Vaccine Court” in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Washington D.C. Most lawyers in your area do not practice in that court.

As mentioned last month, for the last year, administrators with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have been proposing amendments to the Vaccine Injury Table (Table) for claims made to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program

For the last year, administrators with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have been working to badly curtail the rights of persons suffering a common vaccine-related injury

According to the CDC, although flu viruses are detected throughout the year, they are most common in the fall and winter months, a time period known as flu season.