Since 1988, the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program has paid $5.4 billion to vaccine-injured individuals through a special 'vaccine court.' Of 28,292 petitions filed, 11,659 received compensation. The program is funded by a $0.75 tax on every vaccine dose. Despite compensating thousands of injuries, the program remains virtually unknown to the public. The CDC reports ~30,000 adverse events annually, yet only ~1,200 claims are filed each year — suggesting most injured people never learn the program exists.