Table 1. Countries and provinces those are operating a vaccine injury compensation program (VICP) in six continents.

Continents	Countries	References	Remarks
Europe	Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, UK, Italy, Norway, France, Austria, Hungary, Iceland, Luxembourg, Norway, Russia, Latvia, Slovenia	15, 18- 28	Minimal information is available on Slovenia, Austria, Hungary, Iceland, Luxembourg, Russia, Latvia
Asia	Japan, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Nepal, Vietnam, Thailand	15, 29- 32	Minimal information is available on Nepal, Vietnam and Thailand
North America	Canada, USA	15	At this time the only province in Canada that provides compensation is Quebec
Australia	New Zealand	15
Africa	No VICPs identified	16	All vaccine programs in Africa are administered through the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI)
South America	No VICPs identified	17	No VICPs