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Smallpox Vaccine Injury Compensation Program

Covered Injuries

Smallpox (Vaccinia) Vaccine Injury Table
Injury (illness, disability, injury, or condition) Time interval for first symptom or manifestation of onset of injury after: (1) administration of smallpox (vaccinia) vaccine in recipients (R); or (2) exposure to vaccinia in contacts (C)
1. Significant Local Skin Reaction R or C: 1-21 days.
2. Stevens-Johnson Syndrome R or C: 1-21 days.
3. Inadvertent Inoculation R or C: 1-21 days.
4. Generalized Vaccinia R or C: 1-21 days.
5. Eczema Vaccinatum R or C: 1-21 days.
6. Progressive Vaccinia R or C: 1-21 days.
7. Postvaccinial Encephalopathy, Encephalitis or Encephalomyelitis R or C: 1-21 days.
8. Fetal Vaccinia Maternal R or C: any time in gestation until 7 days after birth.
9. Secondary Infection R or C: 0-30 days.
10. Anaphylaxis or Anaphylactic Shock R: 0-4 hours. C: Not Covered.
11. Vaccinial Myocarditis, Pericarditis, or Myopericarditis. R or C: 1-21 days.
12. Death resulting from an injury referred to above in which the injury arose within the time interval referred to above (except as specifically provided in specified paragraph of the Table Definitions and Requirements). R or C: No time interval specified.

A Covered Injury
 
  • is defined as an injury that the Secretary determines:
  • meets the requirements of the Table (which is presumed to be the direct result of the administration of a smallpox vaccine or accidental vaccinia inoculation); or
  • was more likely than not, the direct result of:
    (A) the administration of a covered countermeasure (including the smallpox vaccine) during the effective period of the Declaration, in the case of a smallpox vaccine recipient; or
    (B) vaccinia contracted through accidental vaccinia inoculation (and not the result of receiving a smallpox vaccine) during the effective period of the Declaration (or within 30 days after the end of such period), in the case of a vaccinia contact.