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We help people in every state get compensation for serious side effects to vaccines.  If you\u2019ve experienced a severe vaccine reaction lasting more than 6 months, you might qualify for a payout from […]","datePublished":"2023-02-08","dateModified":"2026-01-23","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.mctlaw.com\/author\/cnuevo\/#Person","name":"cnuevo","url":"https:\/\/www.mctlaw.com\/author\/cnuevo\/","identifier":21,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d8102ef07cb92b003badaf10b97066d0686f24b3285c92b0dde7a8e43273711e?s=96&d=blank&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d8102ef07cb92b003badaf10b97066d0686f24b3285c92b0dde7a8e43273711e?s=96&d=blank&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"mctlaw","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/www.mctlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mctlaw-color-for-schema.jpg","url":"http:\/\/www.mctlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mctlaw-color-for-schema.jpg","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/www.mctlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mctlaw-color-for-schema.jpg","url":"http:\/\/www.mctlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mctlaw-color-for-schema.jpg","width":100,"height":100},"url":"https:\/\/www.mctlaw.com\/vaccine-injury\/hire-a-vaccine-injury-lawyer-near-me\/","about":["Vaccine Injury"],"wordCount":907,"articleBody":"Our vaccine injury lawyers can represent you in the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) no matter where you live in the country. We help people in every state get compensation for serious side effects to vaccines. If you\u2019ve experienced a severe vaccine reaction lasting more than 6 months, you might qualify for a payout from the VICP.  The program has a $4-billion dollar trust fund dedicated to compensating vaccine-injured people in the United States.The lawyer you hire for a vaccine injury claim does not need to be located near you. It\u2019s more important that you hire an attorney who has a successful track record of getting clients financial awards in the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, or VICP.  Learn more about the difference between a vaccine injury lawyer and a personal injury lawyer.Which vaccines are covered by the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program?Covered vaccines include those routinely recommended for children or pregnant women. You can ONLY qualify for the VICP if you\u2019ve gotten one of these immunizations. The COVID-19 vaccine is NOT covered by this program.Vaccines eligible for compensation from the VICP are:DiphtheriaFlu vaccinesHepatitis AHepatitis BHuman Papillomavirus (HPV)Hib MeaslesMumpsMeningococcalPertussis or Whooping CoughPneumococcal conjugatePolioRotavirusRubellaTetanusVaricella or Chicken PoxTHE COVID-19 VACCINE IS NOT COVERED BY THIS PROGRAMVaccine injuries related to COVID-19 are covered by the CICPContact Us Now for a Free Vaccine Injury Case EvaluationTo Qualify for Compensation in the Vaccine Injury Program:Your injury must last for at least six months after you got the vaccine, ORYour injury required a hospital stay or surgery, even if that happens before the 6-month time period, ORThe vaccine injury resulted in death. You have a very limited period of time to file a claim.How Much Can a Vaccine Injury Victim Recover?You can get paid back for past medical expenses and future medical care. Your award may include pain and suffering damages up to $250,000. The program can also reimburse you for money lost while you couldn\u2019t work. The estate of a deceased victim is eligible to recover $250,000 as a death benefit. Filing a vaccine injury claim in the VICP without an attorney is a bad idea because the process is so complex. You may hurt your own case without knowing it. That\u2019s why there is no cost to hire a vaccine injury attorney to help maximize the chances of getting money from the program. Look through our vaccine injury case results to find out how much our clients were awarded. Why You Should Hire the Vaccine Injury Lawyers at mctlawIt costs you nothing to hire an experienced vaccine injury attorney The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program pays all of your legal fees for you. These claims are complex and involve filing a lawsuit against the Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services. You may need to bring your case to trial against attorneys from the United States Department of Justice.  We do this every day.You need a lawyer who is licensed to practice law in the United States Court of Federal Claims. There are less than 200 attorneys in the entire United States listed on the VICP website who represent vaccine injury clients. Not all of them work as full-time vaccine injury attorneys. Mctlaw has 11 full-time vaccine injury attorneys and representing clients in the VICP and vaccine injury cases is their only job.Local personal injury lawyers usually don\u2019t have the knowledge or experience to represent you in these cases. Our attorneys focus on highly complicated vaccine injuries like Guillain-Barr\u00e9 Syndrome, CIDP, SIRVA, Transverse Myelitis, Brachial Neuritis and other neurological and autoimmune disorders. Our attorneys have extensive knowledge of both medical science and law to represent a vaccine-injured patient. The attorneys at mctlaw have represented thousands of people and won hundreds of millions of dollars for our clients in the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.FIND OUT IF YOU HAVE A VACCINE INJURY CLAIMOne of our highly experienced vaccine attorneys will review your case for freeCall Us Now Free Online Case ReviewMctlaw has an extensive track record of success for our clients, with thousands of vaccine injury cases filed. Our clients have received hundreds of millions of dollars from the vaccine program. Mctlaw attorney Diana Stadelnikas is responsible for the highest award in VICP history after a severe reaction to the MMR vaccine. Attorney Anne Toale earned a $1.8 million payout for a client after they received Hepatitis B and Influenza vaccines. Our attorneys have won $636,000 in VICP compensation   for a client with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) after the TDAP and Flu vaccines.The Most Common Vaccine Injury Claims in the VICPIn rare cases, severe reactions which cause serious illnesses can happen after getting a vaccine. One of the most frequent reactions to the flu or tetanus shot is Guillain-Barr\u00e9 Syndrome, which is a rare neurological condition. Common vaccine injury reactions include: Aplastic AnemiaAcute Disseminated EncephalomyelitisAutoimmune Hemolytic AnemiaAutoimmune HepatitisBell\u2019s PalsyBrachial NeuritisChronic Inflammatory Demyelinating PolyneuropathyDermatomyositisEncephalitisFainting or SyncopeGranulomatosis with PolyangiitisHenoch-Sch\u00f6nlein PurpuraIntussusceptionLinear IgA Bullous DermatosisMultiple SclerosisNeuromyelitis OpticaOptic NeuritisParsonage-Turner SyndromePemphigusPolyneuritis CranialisPolyarteritis NodosaReflex Sympathetic DystrophyRheumatoid ArthritisShoulder InjuryThrombocytopenic PurpuraTransverse Myelitis UveitisVasculitis"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Vaccine Injury","item":"https:\/\/www.mctlaw.com\/vaccine-injury\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Hire a Vaccine Injury Lawyer Near me","item":"https:\/\/www.mctlaw.com\/vaccine-injury\/hire-a-vaccine-injury-lawyer-near-me\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]