Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund -- Treasury Managed -- $216M Is it Enough?

THE NATIONAL VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM

The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program was created by Congress in 1988 to award financial compensation to individuals who suffer serious injuries caused by vaccinations. There are many commonly administered vaccines that are covered for consideration in this program. 

Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund -- Treasury Managed, Health and Human Services

https://www.usaspending.gov/federal_account/075-8175

FY 2025 Snapshot

For this current fiscal year, this agency has been granted authority to spend $216M out of this federal account. They carried over a balance of $7M from last year, were given $208M in new appropriations, and have authority to use $0 of other budgetary resources. To date, 73.7% ($159M) of the total $216M has been obligated.

VACCINE INJURY TABLE

https://www.hrsa.gov/sites/default/files/hrsa/vicp/vaccine-injury-table-01-03-2022.pdf

Vaccines covered by the VICP: 

Covered vaccines and Vaccine Information Statements (VIS):

• Diphtheria (e.g., DTP, DTaP, Tdap, DT, Td, TT)
• Haemophilus influenza type b polysaccharide conjugate vaccines (e.g., Hib)
• Hepatitis A (e.g., HAV)
• Hepatitis B (e.g., HBV)
• Human papillomavirus (e.g., HPV)
• Seasonal influenza (e.g., Flu)
  Note: Non-Seasonal Flu Vaccines are not VICP-covered vaccines
• Measles (e.g., MMR)
• Mumps (e.g., MMR, MR, M)
• Meningococcal (e.g., MCV4, MPSV4, MenB-FHbp, MenB-4C)
  Note: All other formulations of meningococcal vaccines, such as vaccines produced by recombinant DNA technology, are covered under the VICP in otherwise eligible individuals.
• Pertussis (e.g., DTP, DTaP, Tdap)
• Pneumococcal conjugate (e.g., PCV)
  Note: Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV, PPV) is not a VICP-covered vaccine.
• Polio (e.g., OPV or IPV)
• Rotavirus (e.g., RV)
• Rubella (e.g., MMR, MR, R)
• Tetanus (e.g., Td)
• Varicella (e.g., VAR)

Note: Herpes zoster (shingles) vaccine is not a VICP-covered vaccine.

ADVERSE DRUG RESPONSE DISEASES CREATED BY VACCINE INJURY 

Information from Jeffrey S. Pop & Associates, Nationwide Vaccine Injury Attorney's http://www.vaccineinjuryteam.com/ 

https://www.vaccineinjuryteam.com/vaccine-injuries/

Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, and Haemophilus Influenza Type b Vaccine Injuries Include: 

(DTP, DTap, DT, Td, TT, DTP, DTaP, P, DTP-Hib) 

• Seizure 
• Non-stop crying 
• High fever 
• Coma 
• Lower consciousness 
• Permanent brain damage 
• Brain damage (encephalopathy) 
• Diabetes Type I 
• Aplastic Anemia 
• POTS 
• Optic Neuritis 
• Shoulder Injury 
• Death 

Hepatitis B vaccine injuries include: 

• Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) 
• Transverse Myelitis (TM) 
• Multiple Sclerosis (MS) 
• Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) 
• Optic neuritis 
• Brachial neuritis 
• Lupus 
• Graves Disease 
• Rheumatoid arthritis 
• Seizures 
• Peripheral neuropathy 
• Cranial nerve palsies 
• Encephalopathy 
• Cerebellar ataxia 

The flu vaccine injuries include: 

• Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) 
• Transverse Myelitis (TM) 
• Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) 
• Optic neuritis 
• Brachial neuritis 
• Rheumatoid arthritis 
• Seizures 
• Peripheral neuropathy 
• Encephalopathy 
• Cerebellar ataxia