RFK Jr., Vaccines and the Trial Bar

The HHS secretary is targeting a liability shield for destruction

WSJ editorial. Excerpts:

"The program established special vaccine courts to review evidence and arbitrate claims. Patients are compensated from a trust fund, which is financed by a 75 cent excise tax on every vaccine sold."

"patients with alleged injuries not on this list must prove that a vaccine caused their condition. Therein lies Mr. Kennedy’s beef"

"“VICP routinely dismisses meritorious cases outright or drags them out for years,” Mr. Kennedy writes. That’s not true."

"the debunked claims that the measles vaccine causes autism"

"Mr. Kennedy’s plans could bankrupt the special trust fund"