A new bill introduced in Congress would end the liability protection currently afforded to vaccine manufacturers.
H.R. 4668, or the End the Vaccine Carveout Act, would amend federal law to open manufacturers up to more lawsuits than currently allowed.
Under a 1986 law called the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, people who allege vaccine injuries, or deaths from vaccination, can only sue manufacturers after they file a petition with a government compensation program. The claim must also be adjudicated.
The program has a lengthy backlog; it currently takes years for a judgment to come.
The new bill, introduced on July 23, would allow people to go straight to court to file civil suits against manufacturers….