Vaccine Injury Table
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The Vaccine Injury Table is a legal framework used in U.S. vaccine injury compensation cases that lists specific vaccines and associated adverse events, helping determine eligibility for no-fault compensation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vaccine Injury Table canonical | 4 |
| Vaccine Injury Table under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3830339 — 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: Vaccine Injury Table Context triple: [Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, uses, Vaccine Injury Table]
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A.
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.
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B.
Title XIX – Vaccines
Title XIX – Vaccines is a section of the U.S. Public Health Service Act that establishes federal provisions related to vaccine regulation, safety, and public immunization programs.
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C.
Virus-Serum-Toxin Act
The Virus-Serum-Toxin Act is a U.S. federal law that regulates the production and distribution of veterinary biological products, such as vaccines and serums, to ensure their safety, purity, and effectiveness.
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D.
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.
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E.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System
The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System is a U.S. database that collects and analyzes hospital emergency department data to monitor and estimate injuries associated with consumer products nationwide.
- 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: Vaccine Injury Table Target entity description: The Vaccine Injury Table is a legal framework used in U.S. vaccine injury compensation cases that lists specific vaccines and associated adverse events, helping determine eligibility for no-fault compensation.
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A.
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.
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B.
Title XIX – Vaccines
Title XIX – Vaccines is a section of the U.S. Public Health Service Act that establishes federal provisions related to vaccine regulation, safety, and public immunization programs.
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C.
Virus-Serum-Toxin Act
The Virus-Serum-Toxin Act is a U.S. federal law that regulates the production and distribution of veterinary biological products, such as vaccines and serums, to ensure their safety, purity, and effectiveness.
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D.
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.
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E.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System
The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System is a U.S. database that collects and analyzes hospital emergency department data to monitor and estimate injuries associated with consumer products nationwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative tool
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compensation eligibility guideline ⓘ legal framework ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Health Resources and Services Administration
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United States Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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| appliesTo |
specified vaccine-related injuries
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vaccines recommended for routine administration to children or pregnant women in the United States ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| defines |
conditions for presumption of causation
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covered adverse events ⓘ covered vaccines ⓘ time intervals between vaccination and onset of injury ⓘ |
| effect |
provides predictability in vaccine injury adjudication
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reduces need for extensive expert testimony in table injury cases ⓘ shifts burden of proof to the government when table criteria are satisfied ⓘ simplifies proof requirements for petitioners ⓘ |
| feature |
creates rebuttable presumption of causation when criteria are met
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lists onset intervals for each adverse event ⓘ lists specific adverse events associated with each vaccine ⓘ lists specific vaccines by category ⓘ |
| governingBody |
United States government
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surface form:
U.S. federal government
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| governs | presumptions of vaccine causation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 ⓘ |
| legalCharacter | regulatory table adopted by rulemaking ⓘ |
| modifiableBy | federal regulation ⓘ |
| purpose |
to define presumptive causation standards for certain vaccine injuries
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to identify vaccines and associated adverse events for compensation ⓘ to streamline adjudication of vaccine injury claims ⓘ to support a no-fault compensation system for vaccine injuries ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
off-table injury
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on-table injury ⓘ presumption of causation ⓘ |
| relatedProgram | Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program ⓘ |
| scopeLimitation |
does not cover all possible vaccine injuries
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does not determine compensation amounts ⓘ |
| shortName | VIT ⓘ |
| supportsProgram | National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ⓘ |
| targetGroup |
petitioners in vaccine injury cases
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special masters adjudicating vaccine claims ⓘ |
| updatedBy |
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
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surface form:
Secretary of Health and Human Services
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| updateTrigger |
addition of new vaccines to the immunization schedule
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changes in vaccine recommendations ⓘ new scientific evidence on vaccine adverse events ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims
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surface form:
Office of Special Masters
United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
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| usedIn |
no-fault vaccine injury proceedings
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vaccine injury compensation cases ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vaccine Injury Table Description of subject: The Vaccine Injury Table is a legal framework used in U.S. vaccine injury compensation cases that lists specific vaccines and associated adverse events, helping determine eligibility for no-fault compensation.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Vaccine Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims
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interactionWith
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Vaccine Injury Table
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this entity surface form:
Vaccine Injury Table under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program