A National Compensation Program for Vaccine-Related Injuries

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Abstract
Although my 1977 editorial1 stressed the need for an equitable system of compensation for unavoidably injured vaccine recipients and for indemnification of physicians and manufacturers, no such general system has been adopted in the United States. We have not followed the practice of other countries in providing compensation for unavoidable adverse reactions to vaccines. Currently, six nations provide compensation for vaccine-related injuries: Denmark, France, Great Britain, Japan, West Germany, and Switzerland.2 California is the only state that has adopted a compensation program, although with limited scope and funding.2 The absence of such a national policy has created a situation in . . .

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