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WHAT IS IT: BENEFITS REPORT

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Details appear below for each of the benefit programs you selected to be included in this Benefits Report. Based on the information you provided, it appears that you may be eligible to participate in or receive benefits from these programs (GovBenefits.gov cannot guarantee your eligibility).

IMPORTANT: This information will be lost once you leave the GovBenefits.gov website.

You may wish to print this report for future reference. Created on Oct. 19, 2004

Program name Am I eligible?
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Am I eligible?

Eligibility criteria
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you or your family/household members must be suffering from an injury or illness caused by a vaccine.

Description
The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program is a Federal "no-fault" system designed to compensate individuals, or families of individuals, who have been injured by childhood vaccines, whether administered in the private or public sector. This Program covers all vaccines recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for routine administration to children. The vaccines currently covered include: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTP, DTaP, DT, TT or Td), measles, mumps, rubella (MMR or any components), polio (OPV or IPV), hepatitis B, haemophilus influenza type b (Hib), varicella, rotavirus, and pneumococcal conjugate.

Managing organization
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) http://www.hhs.gov/

Program contact information & web resources
You may also call the following toll-free number:
800-338-2382

Or write the program office:
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
Parklawn Building, Room 8A-46
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville MD 20857

Further information may be obtained from the following website:
http://www.hrsa.gov/osp/vicp

For a list of vaccines that are covered by this program, check the following site:
http://www.hrsa.gov/osp/vicp/table.htm

  
 
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