Vaccine Injury Legislation

[Guest guest]

I agree with the recent posts regarding the unfairness of a three

year statute of limitatons for vaccine injury compensation through

the Vacine Injury Compensation Program. I believe that Babraba Loe

Fisher with the National Vacine Information Center has proposed

several reforms to the VICP, one of which would extend the filing

time to the age of majority of vaccine injured children. It seems I

heard something about these proposed changes being approved last fall

by Dan Burton's Gov't. Reform Committee but I have not been able to

find out where in the legislative process the issue now stands. I

have drafted some letters to the legislators from my part of the

country but would like to incude any information on upcoming hearings

that would impact this. If anyone can update me on where the

proposed refroms stand, I'd really appreciate it. The folks with the

VICP inform me that the only way these changes can be enacted is

through Congressional action. I would urge anyone interested in this

issue to correspond with their legislators.

Thanks,

Rita