(a) Benefits available to smallpox vaccine recipients and vaccinia contacts. A requester who is an eligible smallpox vaccine recipient or vaccinia contact may be entitled to receive either medical benefits or benefits for lost employment income, or both.
(b) Benefits available to survivors. A requester who is an eligible survivor of a smallpox vaccine recipient or vaccinia contact may be entitled to receive a death benefit.
(c) Benefits available to estates of deceased smallpox vaccine recipients or vaccinia contacts. The estate of an otherwise eligible deceased smallpox vaccine recipient or vaccinia contact may be eligible to receive medical benefits or benefits for lost employment income, or both, if such benefits were accrued during the deceased person's lifetime as a result of a covered injury or its health complications, but were not paid while the deceased person was living. Such medical benefits and benefits for lost employment income may be available regardless of whether the death was the direct result of a covered injury or an unrelated factor. The estate of a deceased smallpox vaccine recipient or vaccinia contact may not receive a death benefit.