Are Vaccine Makers Exempt from Liability?
A billboard in Morgantown, W.Va., claims vaccine makers are "exempt from all liability for vaccine injury and death." However, this statement is exaggerated.
Under federal law, vaccine manufacturers have significant lawsuit protections, including being shielded against suits about design defects. Additionally, a fund is empowered to make compensation payments to injured parties in lieu of filing a lawsuit.
- Vaccine makers' liability protections are not unlimited.
- Companies may be sued if the complaining party rejects the compensation fund's offer.
- Negligence and fraud allegations can also lead to lawsuits.
- Vaccines intended for adult use are another exception to these protections.
Vaccine makers are “exempt from all liability for vaccine injury and death.”
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Author's summary: Vaccine makers have limited liability protections.