covered injury
Defined in 2 places of the United States Code.
The term “covered injury” means an injury, disability, illness, condition, or death (other than a minor injury such as minor scarring or minor local reaction) determined, pursuant to the procedures established under section 239a of this title, to have been sustained by an individual as the direct result of—
(A) administration to the individual of a covered countermeasure during the effective period of the Declaration; or
(B) accidental vaccinia inoculation of the individual in circumstances in which—
(i) the vaccinia is contracted during the effective period of the Declaration or within 30 days after the end of such period;
(ii) smallpox vaccine has not been administered to the individual; and
(iii) the individual has been in contact with an individual who is (or who was accidentally inoculated by) a covered individual.
Source
- 2003–present42 U.S.C. § 239The Public Health and Welfare · General provisions · for purposes of this part
The term “covered injury” means serious physical injury or death.
Source
- 2005–present42 U.S.C. § 247DThe Public Health and Welfare · Covered countermeasure process · for purposes of this section