Rep. Gosar Reintroduces Bill to Strip Liability Protection From Vaccine Makers

Rep. Paul Gosar on Thursday reintroduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would…

Children's Health Defense

by Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D.

Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) on Tuesday reintroduced legislation to end the liability shield for vaccine manufacturers and allow people injured by a vaccine to sue the drug’s manufacturer.

Children’s Health Defense (CHD) is one of the bill’s supporters.

The End the Vaccine Carveout Act targets two federal laws that give legal immunity to vaccine makers — the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (NCVIA) and the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2005 (PREP Act).

The NCVIA’s liability shield covers vaccines recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for routine use in children or pregnant women…