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Mr. Ashley
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many vaccine damage payments were made in 1986; and if he will categorise these according to the age of the child, when vaccination took place, the year of the vaccination and the nature of the vaccination.
Mr. Peter Lloyd
Fifteen payments were awarded in 1986 under the provisions of the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979. Details are in the table.
| Vaccine damage payments scheme | |||
| Awards made in 1986 by age of child at date of vaccination, year of vaccination and type of vaccination | |||
| Age at date of vaccination (months) | Year vaccination was given | Type of vaccination cited on claim form | |
| 1. | 3—6 | 1973 | Triple/polio |
| 2. | 6—9 | 1974 | Triple |
| 3. | 6—9 | 1978 | Pertussis |
| 4. | 3—6 | 1982 | Triple/polio |
| 5. | 3—6 | 1962 | Triple |
| 6. | 0—3 | 1984 | Triple |
| 7. | 3—6 | 1967 | Pertussis |
| 8. | 9—12 | 1981 | Triple/polio |
| 9. | 9—12 | 1973 | Pertussis |
| 10. | 3—6 | 1983 | Pertussis |
| 11. | 3—6 | 1982 | Pertussis |
| 12. | 6—9 | 1965 | Triple/polio |
| 13. | 0—3 | 1983 | Pertussis |
| 14. | 6—9 | 1974 | Pertussis |
| 15. | 15—18 | 1949 | Diptheria |