National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program

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United States federal program no-fault compensation program vaccine injury compensation program

The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program is a U.S. federal no-fault system that provides financial compensation to individuals who may have been injured by certain vaccines.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program canonical	11
Vaccine Injury Compensation Program	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3830321 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
Context triple: [Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, administers, National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program]

A. National Vaccine Program Office
The National Vaccine Program Office is a U.S. federal office responsible for coordinating national vaccine policy and programs to ensure the safety, effectiveness, and availability of vaccines.
B. Vaccines for Children Program
The Vaccines for Children Program is a U.S. federally funded initiative that provides free vaccines to eligible children to ensure access to immunizations regardless of their families’ ability to pay.
C. Bureau of Immunization
The Bureau of Immunization is a division of New York City’s public health department responsible for overseeing vaccination programs, immunization policy, and related disease prevention efforts across the city.
D. Vaccine Education Center
The Vaccine Education Center is a program at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia that provides evidence-based information to the public about vaccines, vaccine safety, and immunization practices.
E. Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
The Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research is the U.S. regulatory body responsible for overseeing the safety, efficacy, and quality of biological products such as vaccines, blood products, and gene therapies.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
Target entity description: The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program is a U.S. federal no-fault system that provides financial compensation to individuals who may have been injured by certain vaccines.

A. National Vaccine Program Office
The National Vaccine Program Office is a U.S. federal office responsible for coordinating national vaccine policy and programs to ensure the safety, effectiveness, and availability of vaccines.
B. Vaccines for Children Program
The Vaccines for Children Program is a U.S. federally funded initiative that provides free vaccines to eligible children to ensure access to immunizations regardless of their families’ ability to pay.
C. Bureau of Immunization
The Bureau of Immunization is a division of New York City’s public health department responsible for overseeing vaccination programs, immunization policy, and related disease prevention efforts across the city.
D. Vaccine Education Center
The Vaccine Education Center is a program at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia that provides evidence-based information to the public about vaccines, vaccine safety, and immunization practices.
E. Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
The Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research is the U.S. regulatory body responsible for overseeing the safety, efficacy, and quality of biological products such as vaccines, blood products, and gene therapies.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal program ⓘ no-fault compensation program ⓘ vaccine injury compensation program ⓘ
adjudicatedBy	Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims ⓘ United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ surface form: U.S. Court of Federal Claims
administeredBy	Health Resources and Services Administration ⓘ United States Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
adminSupportBy	Division of Injury Compensation Programs ⓘ Health Resources and Services Administration ⓘ surface form: Health Resources and Services Administration Division of Injury Compensation Programs
alternativeTo	civil tort lawsuits against vaccine manufacturers for covered vaccines ⓘ
claimant	individuals alleging vaccine-related injury ⓘ legal representatives of vaccine-injured persons ⓘ survivors of individuals who died as a result of vaccine-related injury ⓘ
compensationType	death benefits ⓘ lost wages ⓘ medical expenses ⓘ pain and suffering ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
covers	certain adult vaccines ⓘ certain routinely recommended childhood vaccines ⓘ
createdBy	National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 ⓘ surface form: National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act
describedAs	no-fault alternative to the traditional tort system for resolving vaccine injury claims ⓘ
enactedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
feature	allows off-table claims requiring proof of causation ⓘ attorney fees may be awarded even if compensation is not granted, subject to conditions ⓘ uses Vaccine Injury Table to create presumptions of causation for listed injuries ⓘ
fundingMechanism	Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund ⓘ
fundingSource	excise tax on vaccines ⓘ
goal	balance the needs of vaccine-injured individuals with the public health need for stable vaccine supply ⓘ
hasComponent	Vaccine Injury Table ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
legalBasis	42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to 300aa-34 ⓘ National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 ⓘ
oversightBy	Congressional committees with jurisdiction over health and judiciary matters ⓘ United States Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
petitionFiledWith	United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ surface form: U.S. Court of Federal Claims
purpose	ensure a supply of vaccines in the United States ⓘ provide compensation for individuals who may have been injured by certain vaccines ⓘ reduce the burden of traditional tort litigation for vaccine-related injuries ⓘ stabilize the vaccine market ⓘ
relatedTo	National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 ⓘ surface form: National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund ⓘ
requires	filing a petition within a specified statute of limitations ⓘ medical documentation of alleged vaccine injury ⓘ
shortName	VICP ⓘ
standardOfProof	preponderance of the evidence ⓘ
startTime	1988 ⓘ
website	https://www.hrsa.gov/vaccine-compensation ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims → administers → National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ⓘ

National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 → createdProgram → National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vaccine Injury Compensation Program

Vaccine Court → jurisdiction → National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ⓘ

Vaccine Court → establishedFor → National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ⓘ

Vaccine Court → compensationProgram → National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ⓘ

Vaccine Injury Table → appliesToJurisdiction → National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ⓘ

Vaccine Injury Table → supportsProgram → National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ⓘ

Vaccine Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims → relatedTo → National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ⓘ

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program provisions of the Public Health Service Act → establishes → National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ⓘ

Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund → finances → National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ⓘ

Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund → supportsProgram → National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ⓘ