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Dramatic changes to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program could drive drugmakers from the market, threatening access to shots, experts say. “If (Kennedy’s) unstated goal is to basically destroy the vaccine industry, that could do it.” By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social

propublica.orgRFK Jr. Wants to Overhaul a Vital System That Supports Childhood ImmunizationThe Vaccine Injury Compensation Program stabilizes the nation’s childhood immunization system while paying those harmed by rare side effects. If the program topples, it could threaten access to vaccin...

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Garbage article. 1976 Swine Flu vaccinations were so harmful the drug companies were pulling out. 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act protects the drug companies from lawsuits and the vaccine schedule for kids doubles and yet somehow Americans are less healthy. By a lot.

All the pharmaceutical companies have to do is offer RFK a payoff to shut him up. It seems to work with this administration every time. Just saying. Pay to play.

How did we get here? Did we somehow lose sight of the power of minding our own business? Why do antivaxers need the power to shut down otter people’s access to vaccines? To protect themselves from hearing that they ought to vaccinate their kids?

Raise your hand if you think it's a good idea to extend this sort of protection from liability claims to all other pharmaceutical products, not limiting it to vaccinations. Wouldn't the drug companies produce more drugs of all kinds if we shielded them from claims of fault or liability? (sarcasm)

We've stepped thru the looking glass. Progressives taking manufacturers' side: "If we hold them accountable for safety they won't be able to do what they now do!" and conservatives demanding that taxpayers stop paying for damages adjudged against corporations' unsafe products.

RFK Jr. is just another reason for visitors to stay away. First is Crusty Noem and her goon squad. Visitors will be vacationing in El Salvador. Second, RFK Jr. The measles outbreak is in Canada, also.

The vaccine injury program needed a legitimate overhaul in order to make it easier to file claims that didn’t limit injuries to death. Sometimes, it even makes proving a case of neurological damage too difficult for the average parent to navigate. But, this is truly ridiculous and undermining.

Congress admitted that they were inherently dangerous, and could not be made safe. That is why we have immunity in tort and the VCIP. You are as bad as the anti-vaxxers. I would love for every one of you to have CIDP for one day. Empathy is learned.

That is a FACT for an unknown number of people. There is NO WAY TO KNOW ahead of time who is going to have a catastrophic reaction. But I'm sure you think that "it's just a small percentage" of babies who are injured or killed by vaccines, so it just shouldn't matter.............................

We accept that a minuscule % of people might be harmed by vaccines because we have a known number of people who do not contract deadly illness because of them. If we banned everything that could injure/kill people we would literally have to ban everything on the planet, starting w water & air.

As long as everyone is *actually* informed of the risks, and they have an *actual* CHOICE, that's fine. But then think of all the products that kill ONE child, while still benefiting many others, and that thing is banned/recalled/universally criticized. OfC those things aren't nearly as PROFITABLE

The Vaccine Compensation Program is a corrupt sham. Designed to be quick and generous it is a Kafkaesque nightmare where legitimate cases require years of litigation in front of a biased tribunal designed to give the government a forum to prove that there is no such thing as a vaccine injury

The human race doesn't seem to progress as much as we wish it would. Large groups of us always seem close to regressing to unethical behavior in hard times. Those same times also seem always to bring out the grifters selling snake oil.

Hopefully you will allow us to access vaccines in Canada 🤞🏻 It could even be a profit center for you. Maybe instead of us getting ‘snow birds’, you’ll get vaccine visitors.

I know IRL anti-vaxxers in my homeschool community. Some of them have had legit allergies or injuries from vaccines, but they're definitely a minority. I 100% believe that "anti-vax" politicians vax their families. Informed consent should be the name of the game.

It’s wanted at this point it’s not to make people more healthy it’s the opposite they want the poor die die sooner not too soon of course since the corporations need their slaves but soon enough that they gone when they can’t work anymore

RFK dumb^ss!! The benefits outweigh the risk x🌎!! You ever known a mother who had measles while pregnant and how disabled the baby was? Cause I have and that's enough for me to have your kids immunized.

We just spent the last 50 year upf'ing dating it!! WTF!?! We were doing great, we were at about 3/4 of all children having had their immunizations on time! Thank you to WIC/Health Department, etc.😮‍💨

Worked on committee when these programs established. Glad the vaccine manufacturer I am a retired from is based in Europe. Don't screw with my pittance of a pension. Am already bankrupt. See my profile. Always contributed when not injured. Any help appreciated.

RFK needs to overhaul his understanding of his role as head of HHS. His job is to listen to real science to make informed decisions to better keep the people safe. He was not appointed to inject his own conspiracy theories into the decision making process. When will Trumps team show intelligence.

If someone is injured or killed by an illness that could have been prevented by vaccination, and Bobby K's vicious little games prevented it, that person, or that person's family, should sue Bobby K for everything he owns including his birth certificate. Assuming he has one.

I’m on the vaccine schedule that had kept me healthy at 70 . This is disturbing.somehow I think the Pharmaceutical industry is too greedy to give up

RFK jr. is a serial killer who gets off on watching children die of preventable causes. Always remember you could go to any city, find a homeless person who has been addicted to heroin for 14 years and they have just as much expertise as RFK jr.

The problem is that when vaccines stop being recommended by the CEC, insurance will stop covering the cost. Many who understand the importance of vaccines will not be able to afford them. We are all interdependent.

I understand what you are saying and it’s very unfortunate but while iam not to bright iam fortunate enough to be able to afford them why these people can’t accept science especially when you look at the history of vaccines is mysterious

This is a person who thinks it would be fine to allow children to die from preventable disease because he doesn’t like their parents’ politics. I doubt he gives a damn about the reality of his proposal. He says, “iam not to bright,” which is the only thing we agree on.

Maybe someone needs to remind Republicans that they hate plaintiff lawyers. This would make the plaintiffs Bar MUCH more politically powerful, and they’re almost always Democrats. I’m not sayin’ I’m against that, but it does sound like Republicans shooting themselves in the foot, as usual.

🤡 "... a system designed to provide fair and quick payouts for people who suffer rare but serious side effects from shots..." I'm no fan of RFK Jr., but stop saying silly things like this. People can't sue drug companies. They have to sue the government...not known for being fair.

This guy is going to single-handedly undo all the good that vaccines have done over the past 100 years. We know vaccines work. We know they only cause autism in his wormhole and fraudulent experiments. Anyone who uses Andrew Wakefield as a consultant doesn’t know beans from apple butter.

I'm thinking the rest of the sane world would want access to said vaccines which is a MUCH larger and reliable market. F*ck K Jr. and his idiocy AND his stupid followers. Perhaps these companies would be wise to relocate to... hmm, Canada 🇨🇦 or the UK or some other normal country? Just sayin'

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RFK’s decision to dismantle this country’s vaccine program and appointing people who are known to be anti vaccine is wrong and will put lives in danger. There is a measles outbreak still going on and he could care less.

A common error is confusing VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System) w actual, medically confirmed adverse reactions to vaccines/medications. VAERS reports are like a 911 call that has to be verified. I was born before the polio vaccine. Adults & children are dying because of this stupidity!

Underreporting is a limitation common to passive surveillance systems, including VAERS, sometimes a fraction estimated reported Also, instances uncovered of mandatory (institutional) reporting not done, time factor mostly suspect Not all 911 calls are valid, but also many not made. VAERs 1 tool.

I think people that can prove they've been harmed by a vaccination should be compensated. I do think some pharma would/are covering it up problems, but the fact that this man doesn't seem to have much to back any of his claims makes them dangerous for all!

what will happen is that the vaccine industry will exist in other countries, not ours, and Americans will need to go overseas to vaccinate themselves or suffer the consequences here. No thank you. I will buy a plane ticket to Mars before Robert Kennedy dictates what happens to my health.

leatherface wants to destroy the vax industry while promoting dental plaque as a fashion statement. “Dramatic changes to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program could drive drugmakers from the market, threatening access to shots, experts say”