08/19/2026
Vaccines play an important role in protecting public health, and serious complications are rare. But when a vaccine injury does occur, people deserve to understand their options.
The National Academies has recognized evidence linking certain injuries to COVID-19 vaccines. However, COVID-19 vaccine injury claims are still not covered by the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP).
Vaccine injury attorney Jonathan Svitak explains what still needs to happen before COVID vaccines could be added to the VICP and what that could mean for future claims.
Watch to learn where COVID-19 vaccine injury compensation stands today.