Virginia § 8.01-44.2 - Action against physician for vaccine-related injury or death
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 8.01-44.2 — Action against physician for vaccine-related injury or death, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8.01-44.2. Action against physician for vaccine-related injury or death
In any case where a person could file or could have filed a petition for compensation pursuant to Subtitle 2 of Title XXI of the Public Health Services Act of the United States (42 U.S.C. § 300aa-10 et seq.) for the vaccine-related injury or death associated with the administration of a vaccine in the Commonwealth by or under the supervision of a physician licensed to practice medicine in Virginia, no civil action shall lie against such physician, or any person administering such vaccine on behalf of such physician for injury or death resulting from an adverse reaction to such vaccine, except where such injury or death was caused by gross negligence of the physician, his agents or employees, in the administration of such vaccine.
1987, c. 664.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8.01-44.2 ("Action against physician for vaccine-related injury or death") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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