Small-Group Session
| Date: | APRIL 4, 2003 |
| Title: | Who Will Pay for the Adverse Events Resulting from Smallpox Vaccination? Liability and Compensation Issues |
| Manager: | Eileen Salinsky |
| Summary: | This meeting provided an overview of the federal government’s 2003 smallpox vaccination program, with a particular focus on liability and compensation issues. Speakers described a number of concerns, including the safety of health care workers, the perception of risk, and the lack of adequate public health resources. A comparative side-by-side analysis of the various compensation proposals was presented and a panel of resource experts shared their expertise on vaccine injury compensation and workers’ compensation and the relationship of these programs to the current smallpox vaccination program. |
| Speakers: | Georges C. Benjamin, MD, Executive Director, American Public Health Association; William J. Schuler, President and Chief Executive Officer, Portsmouth Regional Hospital; Susan Thaul, PhD, Specialist in the Regulation of Prescription Drugs and Biologics, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; Leslie I. Boden, PhD, Professor of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Boston University; Gary J. Golkiewicz, JD, Chief Special Master of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims; Robert McGarrah, JD, Coordinator, Workers’ Compensation, AFL CIO |
| Related Materials: |
More information available in the accompanying publication, Issue Brief No. 788. |
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