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RFK Jr.’s vow to overhaul vaccine injury program echoes grievances of anti-vaccine movement
UNITED STATES, AUG 7 – Health Secretary RFK Jr. aims to clear a backlog and reform the 40-year-old Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, which has paid out $5.4 billion to about 40% of claimants, officials said.
- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vowed to fix the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, saying he brought in an expert this week to revolutionize it.
- Congress created the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program in 1986 as a no-fault system, and health experts and lawyers say updates are needed to modernize and clear the backlog.
- The Vaccine Injury Compensation Fund has paid out $5.4 billion, compensating about 40% of claimants, with a $250,000 cap unchanged since 1986.
- The Senate hearing 'Voice of the Vaccine Injured' argued for expansion, while Jason Schwartz warned that adding autism coverage could bankrupt the fund.
- Dorit Reiss says the U.S. has an ethical obligation to promptly compensate those harmed by vaccines, and quick, generous payouts could boost trust in the vaccination program.
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RFK Jr. Vows to Overhaul Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is vowing to “fix” the federal program for compensating Americans injured by vaccines, opening the door to sweeping changes for a system long targeted by anti-vaccine activists. Health experts and lawyers say updates are needed to help clear a backlog of cases in the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, created by Congress in 1986 as a no-fault payment system for presumed vaccine injuries. But they also wor…
RFK Jr.‘s vow to overhaul vaccine injury program echoes grievances of anti-vaccine movement
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is vowing to “fix” the federal program for compensating Americans injured by vaccines, opening the door to sweeping changes for a system long targeted by anti-vaccine activists.
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RFK Jr.’s vow to overhaul vaccine injury program echoes grievances of anti-vaccine movement
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is vowing to “fix” the federal program for compensating Americans injured by vaccines, opening the door to sweeping changes for a system long targeted by anti-vaccine activists. Read more...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is vowing to “fix” the federal program for compensating Americans injured by vaccines, opening the door to sweeping changes for a system long targeted by anti-vaccine activists. Health experts and lawyers say updates are needed to help clear a backlog of cases in the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, created by Congress in 1986 as a no-fault payment system for presumed vaccine injuries.…
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