The Table
The Vaccine Injury Table.
A regulation listing which injuries, after which vaccines, inside which time windows, are presumed to be caused by the vaccine. Inside the window, the government has to disprove it. Outside it, you have to prove it — still possible, just harder.
I
Vaccines containing tetanus toxoid
DTaP, DTP, DT, Td, TT
| Injury | Onset window |
|---|---|
| Anaphylaxis | Within 4 hours |
| Brachial neuritis | 2 to 28 days |
| Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) | Within 48 hours |
| Vasovagal syncope (fainting) | Within 1 hour |
II
Vaccines containing pertussis antigens
DTP, DTaP, P, DTP-Hib
| Injury | Onset window |
|---|---|
| Anaphylaxis | Within 4 hours |
| Encephalopathy or encephalitis | Within 72 hours |
| Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) | Within 48 hours |
| Vasovagal syncope (fainting) | Within 1 hour |
III
Vaccines containing measles, mumps, and rubella virus
MMR, MM, MMRV
| Injury | Onset window |
|---|---|
| Anaphylaxis | Within 4 hours |
| Encephalopathy or encephalitis | 5 to 15 days |
| Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) | Within 48 hours |
| Vasovagal syncope (fainting) | Within 1 hour |
IV
Vaccines containing rubella virus
MMR, MMRV
| Injury | Onset window |
|---|---|
| Chronic arthritis | 7 to 42 days |
V
Vaccines containing measles virus
MMR, MM, MMRV
| Injury | Onset window |
|---|---|
| Thrombocytopenic purpura | 7 to 30 days |
| Vaccine-strain measles viral disease in an immunodeficient recipient | Not applicable if vaccine strain identified; otherwise within 12 months |
VI
Vaccines containing live polio virus
OPV
| Injury | Onset window |
|---|---|
| Paralytic polioNo time limit for a vaccine-associated community case | Within 30 days (6 months if immunodeficient) |
| Vaccine-strain polio viral infectionNo time limit for a vaccine-associated community case | Within 30 days (6 months if immunodeficient) |
VII
Vaccines containing inactivated polio virus
IPV
| Injury | Onset window |
|---|---|
| Anaphylaxis | Within 4 hours |
| Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) | Within 48 hours |
| Vasovagal syncope (fainting) | Within 1 hour |
VIII
Hepatitis B vaccines
Engerix-B, Recombivax HB, Heplisav-B
| Injury | Onset window |
|---|---|
| Anaphylaxis | Within 4 hours |
| Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) | Within 48 hours |
| Vasovagal syncope (fainting) | Within 1 hour |
IX
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccines
ActHIB, PedvaxHIB, Hiberix
| Injury | Onset window |
|---|---|
| Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) | Within 48 hours |
| Vasovagal syncope (fainting) | Within 1 hour |
X
Varicella (chickenpox) vaccines
Varivax, ProQuad
| Injury | Onset window |
|---|---|
| Anaphylaxis | Within 4 hours |
| Disseminated varicella vaccine-strain viral disease | Not applicable if vaccine strain identified; otherwise 7 to 42 days |
| Varicella vaccine-strain viral reactivation | Not applicable |
| Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) | Within 48 hours |
| Vasovagal syncope (fainting) | Within 1 hour |
XI
Rotavirus vaccines
RotaTeq, Rotarix
| Injury | Onset window |
|---|---|
| Intussusception | 1 to 21 days |
XII
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines
Prevnar, Vaxneuvance
| Injury | Onset window |
|---|---|
| Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) | Within 48 hours |
| Vasovagal syncope (fainting) | Within 1 hour |
XIII
Hepatitis A vaccines
Havrix, Vaqta
| Injury | Onset window |
|---|---|
| Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) | Within 48 hours |
| Vasovagal syncope (fainting) | Within 1 hour |
XIV
Seasonal influenza vaccines
Flu shot, FluMist
| Injury | Onset window |
|---|---|
| Anaphylaxis | Within 4 hours |
| Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) | Within 48 hours |
| Vasovagal syncope (fainting) | Within 1 hour |
| Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) | 3 to 42 days |
XV
Meningococcal vaccines
Menactra, Menveo, Bexsero, Trumenba
| Injury | Onset window |
|---|---|
| Anaphylaxis | Within 4 hours |
| Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) | Within 48 hours |
| Vasovagal syncope (fainting) | Within 1 hour |
XVI
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines
Gardasil 9
| Injury | Onset window |
|---|---|
| Anaphylaxis | Within 4 hours |
| Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) | Within 48 hours |
| Vasovagal syncope (fainting) | Within 1 hour |
XVII
Any new vaccine the CDC recommends for routine use in children or pregnant women
After HHS publishes a notice of coverage
| Injury | Onset window |
|---|---|
| Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) | Within 48 hours |
| Vasovagal syncope (fainting) | Within 1 hour |
Plain-English restatement of 42 CFR § 100.3(a) as in force 2026-08-01. Each injury has a detailed legal definition in paragraph (c) of the regulation — "encephalopathy" and "SIRVA" in particular are defined narrowly. Any acute complication or sequela of a listed injury, including death, counts as a Table injury. COVID-19 vaccines are not on the Table; see COVID-19 vaccine injuries.
Your injury isn't on the Table?
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