The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced that the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (Taiwan CDC) has decided to modify its policy concerning the vaccine injury compensation process.

From now on, Taiwan CDC will voluntarily file a claim for compensation for suspected vaccine adverse events that concern the welfare of the entire society to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) without waiting for the case or the family members of the case to file the claim.All clinics, hospitals and medical centers in the nation will be required to provide the relevant medical information of the case without fail in compliance with the Communicable Disease Control Act.

Based on the newly modified policy, Taiwan CDC will submit a claim for compensation for a suspected vaccine adverse event in a 17-year-old person who lives in Changhua County during the VICP conference to be held on January 7, 2010. All clinics, hospitals and medical centers in the nation will be officially notified concerning the modified policy and requested to comply.