1986: The Untold Story

Many people don't realize that if you or a loved one are injured, or worse, die from a vaccine, you have no recourse. If you incur medical bills, you're on your own to pay them.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Barbara Loe Fisher, cofounder and president of the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC), was part of a small group of parents of vaccine injured children who fought for the creation of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (NCVIA)

• Unfortunately, the law has not lived up to its initial purpose, and has instead allowed th…