HRSA

Question 1

Vaccines

Answer 1

a substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases, prepared from the causative agent of a disease

Question 2

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP)

Answer 2

A no-fault alternative to the traditional legal system for resolving vaccine injury petitions. It was created in the 1980s, after lawsuits against vaccine companies and health care providers threatened to cause vaccine shortages and reduce U.S. vaccination rates, which could have caused a resurgence of vaccine preventable diseases