National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act

The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act is a law passed by Congress in 1986 that created a no-fault compensation system for individuals who have been injured by vaccines. This act was enacted in response to the costs associated with vaccine injuries. The act also established a national spontaneous reporting system called VAERS in 1990, which is required to report vaccine injuries under the act.From: Understanding the Law for Physicians, Healthcare Professionals, and Scientists [2018], No signal of interactions between influenza vaccines and drugs used for chronic diseases: a case-by-case analysis of the vaccine adverse event reporting system and vigibase [2018]

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Published in Marshall S. Shapo, Understanding the Law for Physicians, Healthcare Professionals, and Scientists, 2018

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The particular case of vaccines demonstrates a parallel between common law decision-making and legislation. Responding to the costs of vaccine injuries, Congress in 1986 enacted the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, which set up a no-fault compensation system under which persons injured by vaccines could file petitions. An alternative for those unsatisfied with the decision of a special master for the Secretary of Health and Human Services was to file a regular tort action.

No signal of interactions between influenza vaccines and drugs used for chronic diseases: a case-by-case analysis of the vaccine adverse event reporting system and vigibase

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Published in Expert Review of Vaccines, 2018

Carla Carnovale, Emanuel Raschi, Luca Leonardi, Ugo Moretti, Fabrizio De Ponti, Marta Gentili, Marco Pozzi, Emilio Clementi, Elisabetta Poluzzi, Sonia Radice

VAERS is a national spontaneous reporting system, established in 1990 to fulfill a requirement of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 [30]. It is co-sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and FDA and collects reports of AEs following immunization (AEFI) for vaccines licensed in the U.S. [31].

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