[PROVE] Hep A Vaccine Injuries Added to VICP - Deadlines for compensation set

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[PROVE Note: The clock is now ticking if you or your child has had a Hepatitis A

vaccine reaction. Now that this is added to the list of vaccines listed under

VICP, the manufacturers are protected from liability. How does this give them

any incentive to do better? Here is a hint: it doesn't. For more information

on opposition to Hepatitis A vaccine mandatory usage, link to

http://www.909shot.com/Diseases/hepatitis%20a.htm]

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Health Resources and Services Administration

HRSA NEWS ROOM

http://newsroom.hrsa.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tuesday, January 04, 2005 Contact: HRSA Press Office

HRSA Adds Injuries from Hepatitis A Vaccine to Compensation List

Individuals injured by the hepatitis A vaccine will be eligible for compensation

under HRSA’s National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP), effective

December 1, 2004.

Hepatitis A, a liver disease caused by the hepatitis A virus, is the most common

type of hepatitis reported in the United States, with an estimated 125,000 to

200,000 cases each year. The disease can be spread from person to person,

usually after exposure to contaminated food or water.

The hepatitis A vaccine is recommended for children in certain states and

communities with high incidence of the disease, for people with certain chronic

diseases, or for those traveling to countries where the disease is common. Most

people who receive the Hepatitis A vaccine experience no serious problems.

To be eligible for compensation, claims must be filed:

within three years after the first symptoms of the vaccine injury; or

within two years of the vaccine-related death; and

not more than four years after the start of the first symptom of the

vaccine-related injury from which the death occurred.

In addition, people who believe that they have been injured by the hepatitis A

vaccine have two years from the date the vaccine is covered to file a claim for

injuries or deaths that occurred up to eight years before the date the vaccine

is covered. For the hepatitis A vaccine, claims have to be filed by December

1, 2006, for injuries or deaths that occurred on or after December 1, 1996.

The VICP, created by Congress in 1986 as an alternative to traditional civil

litigation, provides financial compensation to eligible individuals thought to

be injured by vaccines. It allows compensation for past and future medical

expenses, pain and suffering, and lost wages. In addition, compensation may

also be awarded for attorneys’ fees and costs.

To access the Federal Register notice announcing coverage of the hepatitis A

vaccine under the VICP, to file a claim, or to obtain more information on the

program, visit http://www.hrsa.gov/osp/vicp or call 1-.

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Note: All HRSA press releases, fact sheets and other press materials are

available at

http://newsroom.hrsa.gov

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