The Vaccine Damage Payment Act 1979 is an Act of the

Parliament of the United Kingdom The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster, London. It alone possesses legislative suprema ...

that regulates the extraction of monetary compensation from public funds. It was introduced following concerns over the pertussis vaccine.Millward 2016 https://academic.oup.com/shm/article/30/2/429/2669669

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United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1979 Health and safety in the United Kingdom Safety codes Occupational safety and health law Vaccines Public health in the United Kingdom 2017 in British law 1979 in British law Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning healthcare {{UK-law-stub