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Common vaccines recommended by the CDC are essential to preventing disease and illness. But sometimes, a vaccine or flu shot can lead to a serious injury. Vaccine injuries are usually the result of an adverse reaction or improper administration. To learn more, visit our vaccine injuries page.

If you believe a vaccine led to an injury, you can file a claim to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program to potentially receive compensation.

This federal program compensates individuals injured by a vaccine that’s covered in the VICP. The program doesn’t hold the vaccine manufacturer or administrator accountable. At this time, the COVID-19 vaccine is not covered under the VICP.

In the early 1980s, serious side effects from the DTP (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis) were reported. This caused many parents and people to question the safety of the vaccine. Lawsuits were filed against vaccine manufacturers, doctors, and nurses. Some vaccine companies decided to stop making vaccines. This created vaccine shortages and threatened public health.

The potential crisis led Congress to enact a new law, the Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986. Under this law, the VICP was created to compensate victims of childhood vaccine injuries. The VICP prevents civil lawsuits against vaccine manufacturers, doctors, nurses, and pharmacists. The program directs that all claims for vaccine injuries or illnesses be filed with the VICP instead.

• Flu shot
• DTap/TDap (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis)
• Hepatitis A
• HPV (Human Papillomavirus)
• MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)
• Meningitis
• Pneumonia
• Rotavirus
• Chickenpox (Varicella)

The VICP process is designed to be quicker than civil litigation. Cases can conclude within 2 years of filing a claim. However, depending on the complexity of your case, it may take longer for the claim to resolve.

A vaccine claim may result in the following compensation:

• Past and future medical care, custodial care, and rehabilitation costs
• Past and future lost earnings
• Up to $250,000 for pain, suffering, and emotional distress

If your vaccine injury case is successful, your settlement comes from the Vaccine Injury Trust Fund. This trust fund is supported by a tax on vaccine manufacturers. The manufacturers pay a tax on each dose of a vaccine that is put into circulation.

Compensation for vaccine injury victims as well as attorneys’ fees and costs are paid by the trust fund. The amount in the fund fluctuates, but it usually contains over $3 billion.

Report your vaccine injury to The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). This is the government-created database for documenting vaccine injuries. You can ask your doctor, nurse, or health department to file a Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (“VAERS”) form. Or, call VAERS at 1-800-822-7967.

You must file a vaccine injury claim within three (3) years of your first symptom or onset of vaccine injury. However, to be safe, our firm recommends that you file no later than three (3) years from the date of your vaccination. In the event of a vaccine-related death, a claim must be filed no later than two (2) years from the date of death. Click here for a full list of the VICP filing requirements.

If a person received a vaccine covered by the VICP outside of the U.S. (or its trust territories), they may be eligible for compensation if...

• The person was, at the time of vaccination, a U.S. citizen serving abroad as a member of the Armed Forces or as an employee of the U.S.,
• The person was a dependent of such a citizen
• The vaccine’s manufacturer was located in the U.S. and the person returned to the U.S. within 6 months after the date of vaccination.

Yes. As long as a vaccine listed in the Vaccine Injury Table caused your illness, injury or condition, you may file a claim and potentially receive compensation.

Most vaccine cases are settled before trial. But there's always a chance you may need to go to the vaccine court located in Washington, D.C. If you live far from the courthouse, you may be allowed to participate by videoconference at the nearest federal courthouse.

While you're not required to work with a vaccine injury lawyer, our expertise and guidance make the process easier and more successful. We expertly build your case, handle the VICP claims process, and litigate your case from start to finish.

The VICP pays our attorney fees, so you're not financially responsible for working with us. There's no catch – you can get represented by our premier law firm at no cost to you.

No, our clients keep every penny of their compensation. In vaccine injury claims, the Vaccine Injury Trust Fund pays your attorney fees. So unlike in civil lawsuits, you don't need to pay us a percentage of your settlement.

While we're located in Pennsylvania, we represent clients in all fifty (50) states and the U.S. territories. Click here to browse representation by your state.

It’s normal to feel mild soreness or flu-like symptoms after a vaccine or flu shot. But if your symptoms are severe or last for more than 48 hours, it could be a sign you have a vaccine injury.

Be sure to contact your doctor right away to receive a diagnosis and treatment for your vaccine injury. Ask them to file a VAERS report, which documents your injury and onset of symptoms. Then, contact our team for help filing a vaccine injury claim in the VICP.

Shoulder injury related to vaccine administration, SIRVA, and flu shot injury are the most common vaccine injuries. But other vaccine-related reactions and injuries do exist. For a full list of injuries, view our vaccine injury page.