Vaccine compensation
Executive Summary
President Reagan on Dec. 22 signed the Budget Reconciliation Bill that includes proVisions to authorize excise taxes on childhood vaccines to fund a federal Vaccine Injury Compensation program. The legislation establishes per-dose surcharges of $4.56 for diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus, 6› for diphtheria-tetanus, $4.44 for measles-mumps-rubella, and 29› for polio.