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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How about setting up safety nets and fair compensation for anyone injured, rather than shaming/censoring them for sharing info?

https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2020/08/24/580098.htm

A U.S. government program that compensates people who say they have been harmed by an emergency vaccine has paid out on fewer than 10% of claims, raising questions whether the process should be used to address any potential side effects from a coronavirus shot, according to some lawyers who have filed such claims.

The Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP), run by an agency under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has been designated to handle any issues with a COVID-19 vaccine.

When it comes to addressing any potential harm from a COVID-19 vaccine, “there are major deficiencies that need to change” in the U.S. approach, said Peter Meyers, an emeritus professor at George Washington University School of Law and former director of the Vaccine Injury Litigation Clinic.

Meyers described the CICP as a “black hole” process handled entirely within HHS, rather than a court, without fees for attorneys or expert witnesses, a short one-year window to file claims and limited participation by the claimant.

HHS declined comment on criticisms of using CICP to process potential COVID-19 claims.

People who suffer serious injuries from an emergency vaccine in the United States are required to first seek compensation through the CICP, and then, if they decline any award, they can bring a case in court. However, they have to prove a drugmaker acted with “willful misconduct,” which lawyers said would make a case nearly impossible.

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The 10% figure has nothing to do with the COVID vaccine as the article is from August of 2020... months before the EUAs.

Two totally different issues. The issue your talking about is something that would need a subtle legislative fix. The discussion here is about choices private businesses can make in the name of safety. Maybe some government entities but those theories are pretty far fetched at the moment with the exclusion of state colleges.

Further, I don't have insider knowledge of the CICP, but dealing with the anti Vax community, I can say there are a lot of people who blame vaccine injuries for things that have no scientific basis. So maybe CICP should pay more than 10% but likely most of the claims are BS.[/quote]

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