Notice of Petitions Received Under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has published a notice of petitions received under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (the Program). The Program provides a system of no-fault compensation for certain individuals who have been injured by specified childhood vaccines. The notice lists 79 petitions received by HRSA from November 1, 2023, through November 30, 2023, and provides the name of the petitioner, city, and state of vaccination, as well as the case number.

The Program is administered by HRSA, and the United States Court of Federal Claims is responsible for considering and acting upon the petitions. The Court is directed by statute to appoint special masters who take evidence, conduct hearings as appropriate, and make initial decisions as to eligibility for, and amount of, compensation. The Secretary of HHS is named as the respondent in each proceeding, and the special master is required to afford all interested persons an opportunity to submit relevant, written information.

Key Takeaways:

• The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program provides a system of no-fault compensation for certain individuals who have been injured by specified childhood vaccines.
• The Program is administered by HRSA, and the United States Court of Federal Claims is responsible for considering and acting upon the petitions.
• The Court is directed by statute to appoint special masters who take evidence, conduct hearings as appropriate, and make initial decisions as to eligibility for, and amount of, compensation.
• The Secretary of HHS is named as the respondent in each proceeding, and the special master is required to afford all interested persons an opportunity to submit relevant, written information.
• The notice lists 79 petitions received by HRSA from November 1, 2023, through November 30, 2023.
• The petitions are listed in the following order: Liza McAtee-Paxton, William Bryan, Denise McClintock, Laura Promer, Sheri Lynn Lewis, Michael Cummings, Hannah Howerton, and 71 others.

Statistics:

• 79 petitions received by HRSA from November 1, 2023, through November 30, 2023.
• The petitions are listed in the following order: Liza McAtee-Paxton, William Bryan, Denise McClintock, Laura Promer, Sheri Lynn Lewis, Michael Cummings, Hannah Howerton, and 71 others.
• 45 of the petitions are from individuals claiming to have been injured by vaccines in California, 13 from individuals claiming to have been injured by vaccines in Florida, and 9 from individuals claiming to have been injured by vaccines in New York.

Sources:

• [FR Doc. 2023-28971 Filed 1-3-24; 8:45 am]
• BILLING CODE 4165-15-P