National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program provisions of the Public Health Service Act
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The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program provisions of the Public Health Service Act establish a federal no-fault system that compensates individuals for certain vaccine-related injuries or deaths as an alternative to traditional civil litigation.
All labels observed (1)
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| National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program provisions of the Public Health Service Act canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3830355 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program provisions of the Public Health Service Act Context triple: [Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, primaryStatute, National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program provisions of the Public Health Service Act]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program provisions of the Public Health Service Act Target entity description: The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program provisions of the Public Health Service Act establish a federal no-fault system that compensates individuals for certain vaccine-related injuries or deaths as an alternative to traditional civil litigation.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
federal statutory provisions
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vaccine injury compensation framework ⓘ |
| adjudicatedBy | United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
United States Department of Health and Human Services
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surface form:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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| administeredThrough | Health Resources and Services Administration ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
encourage vaccine innovation
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ensure a supply of vaccines in the United States ⓘ stabilize the vaccine market by limiting manufacturer liability ⓘ |
| allows | compensation for off-table injuries with proof of causation ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
certain adult vaccines designated as covered
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covered childhood vaccines ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
heirs or estates of individuals who died from covered vaccine injuries
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individuals alleging injury from covered vaccines ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| defines | Vaccine Injury Table injuries presumed to be caused by vaccines ⓘ |
| encourages | reporting of adverse vaccine events ⓘ |
| establishes |
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
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procedures for attorney fee awards in vaccine injury cases ⓘ standards of proof for vaccine injury causation ⓘ |
| fundedBy | Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund ⓘ |
| fundingSource | excise tax on each dose of covered vaccine ⓘ |
| governs |
appeals from decisions of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in vaccine cases
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procedures for settlement of vaccine injury claims ⓘ |
| implementedBy | federal regulations under the Public Health Service Act ⓘ |
| includes | Vaccine Injury Table mechanism ⓘ |
| legalEffect | channels most vaccine injury claims into a specialized federal forum ⓘ |
| legalNature | no-fault compensation system ⓘ |
| legalSystem | United States federal law ⓘ |
| limits | certain civil actions against vaccine manufacturers and administrators ⓘ |
| partOf | Public Health Service Act ⓘ |
| policyArea |
public health
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tort reform ⓘ vaccine safety ⓘ |
| protects | vaccine manufacturers from certain design-defect claims ⓘ |
| provides |
compensation for lost wages related to covered vaccine injuries
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compensation for medical expenses related to covered vaccine injuries ⓘ compensation for pain and suffering up to a statutory cap ⓘ death benefits for vaccine-related deaths ⓘ |
| purpose |
to compensate individuals for certain vaccine-related injuries or deaths
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to provide an alternative to traditional civil litigation for vaccine-related injuries ⓘ |
| relatedTo | National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 ⓘ |
| requires |
Secretary of Health and Human Services to maintain the Vaccine Injury Table
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exhaustion of VICP remedies before most civil lawsuits ⓘ periodic review and update of the Vaccine Injury Table ⓘ petitioners to file claims in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims ⓘ petitions to be filed within specified limitation periods ⓘ |
| sets |
limits on pain and suffering awards in vaccine injury cases
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statutory death benefit amounts for vaccine-related deaths ⓘ |
| shortName | VICP provisions of the Public Health Service Act ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program provisions of the Public Health Service Act Description of subject: The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program provisions of the Public Health Service Act establish a federal no-fault system that compensates individuals for certain vaccine-related injuries or deaths as an alternative to traditional civil litigation.
Referenced by (1)
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
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primaryStatute
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National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program provisions of the Public Health Service Act
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