If you developed serious complications from the Covid 19 Vaccine (Moderna, Johnson and Johnson or others you may be eligible for compensation.

Claim Alleging Injury or Death From a COVID-19 Countermeasure to Be Compensated

More than 4,000 other claims await decision by the U.S. government compensation program. For the first time amid the pandemic, the U.S. government compensation program will pay out one of the 4,751 claims alleging injuries or death arising from the administration of a covered countermeasure used to diagnose, treat, or prevent COVID-19.  Countermeasures may include emergency authorized or federally approved vaccines, drugs, and medical devices that the Food and Drug Administration allows for use during a public health emergency. 

The compensation program is run by the HRSA, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Established in 2010 through the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2005, the CICP not only provides benefits to people who’ve suffered serious injuries or death as a result of being given a countermeasure, but it also protects individuals and companies involved in producing or administering the countermeasures from lawsuits, unless it can be shown that there was willful misconduct.

In the past the CCIP program covered vaccine complications from HN1 vaccinations and others. Complete medical records must be submitted.  To be considered for benefits, people must file a claim within one year of the date they received a countermeasure, or their claim will be rejected. All three COVID-19 vaccines—Pfizer, Takeda/Moderna, and AstraZeneca—administered in Japan are covered in the compensation program

But in the event that the CICP develops a COVID-19 Countermeasures Injury Table and the HHS Secretary publishes it on the Federal Register, people have one year from the effective date of the injury table to file a claim even though their previous claim was denied.  Because of the rapidly evolving Coronavirus these tables may not be available in a timely fashion. 

The CICP is the payer of last resort and can only reimburse or pay for medical expenses or lost employment income that are not covered by other third-party payers. To date, the CICP has paid compensation for 29 CICP claims, totaling more than $6 million. An additional 10 CICP claims were eligible for compensation after a review of the required medical records and documentation; however, in these cases there were no eligible reported medical expenses or lost employment income for the CICP to compensate.

How to electronically file a CICP Request for Benefits

By US Postal Mail:

Your petition must be filed with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

Submit your petition, one original and two copies, including cover sheet, medical records, and other documentation plus the appropriate filing fee to:

Clerk

U.S. Court of Federal Claims

717 Madison Place NW

Washington, DC 20439

Electronic Filing

Claim Alleging Injury or Death From a COVID-19 Countermeasure to Be Compensated