title: The case for a vaccine injury compensation program for Canada.
abstract: Despite its being deliberated since at least the 1980s, a national vaccine injury compensation program still does not exist in Canada. The omission of such a program stands as a gap in Canadian immunization policy in comparison to many other equivalently developed countries. This article outlines the arguments for a compensation program and the design elements that would be best suited to a program in the Canadian context.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON. kwilson@ohri.ca
authors.forename: Kumanan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Keelan
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D035881:Compensation and Redress / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014611:Vaccination / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000191:economics; D014612:Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000191:economics
chemical_list: D014612:Vaccines