Covid-19 vaccine recipients who suffer a rare injury will have a tough time getting compensated, as their only option right now is a little-known government program that critics say is opaque and offers payouts to just a handful of those who apply.
About 20 people have filed Covid-19 vaccine-related petitions with the HHS’s Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP) between January 2020 and Feb. 16, 2021, according to a Freedom of Information Act document obtained by Bloomberg Law. Roughly 58 million vaccine doses were administered in the U.S. within that timeline, starting in mid-December.
Attorneys expect that for those who ...