End Special Liability Waivers For Vaccine Manufacturers: End Vaccine Carvout Act By Sen Rand Paul

Dr. Rand Paul Introduces the End the Vaccine Carveout Act

Editor’s note: Earlier this week, Senator Sanders and the New York City Health Commissioner both spoke out against the new proposed childhood vaccination rule modifications that were proposed by the Health and Human Services Secretary RFK, Jr. and the Centers for Disease Control. These new rules were temporarily put on hold by a judge as the case plays out in the courts, as they have been challenged legally as well as philosophically.  Removing liability protections from vaccine manufacturers would make “herd immunity” impossible since they would certainly be fighting many lawsuits for harm caused by vaccines (every drug on the market has side effects, with many severe and life-threatening). 

Herd immunity is the concept whereby due to fact that no vaccine is 100% effective, in order for it to be effective in preventing the spread of a virus in the community, as many people as possible must get the vaccine.  The flaw in this concept is that some vaccines have low efficacy rates, in which case herd immunity can never be achieved.  Most state that their vaccines are over 90% effective, but mumps vaccine, for example, is 78% effective at one dose, 88% at two doses.  Even if 100% of the population was given a single dose of a vaccine with a 78% effective rate, herd immunity would be an illusion.  Suzanne Humphries, in her book Dissolving Illusions, demonstrated using New York Times disease charts that vaccines were, in fact, not solely or even primarily responsible for the decline in the prevalence and deadliness of these diseases, specifically measles, mumps, and rubella. According to her book, utilizing charts from the early to mid-1900s, the diseases that vaccination is credited with eradicating were already on a downward trend before the vaccines came on the market.  The reduction in deaths from measles and mumps can be attributed to bathroom rules for dwellings (prior to which several families shared ONE bathroom), improved sanitation, meat selling regulations (disallowing the sale of rotting meat pressed into sausages and sold to those of low income), rules for where slaughterhouses could be situated and how they dealt with waste, and quarantine rules, where someone diagnosed with a communicable disease was isolated with their family for about forty days.  Most people born between the 1940s and 1960s got measles when they were children, but did not die from it.  Official numbers stated that between 1963 and 1968, reported cases of measles dropped by over 90%, after the vaccine was introduced. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced the End the Vaccine Carveout Act, legislation to remove special liability protections that shield manufacturers and administrators from civil claims when Americans are harmed. This bill was introduced in the House by Congressman Paul Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-09), and is cosponsored by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT).

Federal law grants vaccine manufacturers, including COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers, special legal protections not afforded to producers of other medical products from liability, even if their products cause injury or death. The End the Vaccine Carveout Act reforms the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) by allowing individuals who suffer vaccine-related injury or death to pursue direct civil action in state or federal court without first being forced into a federal no-fault system that limits recovery and restricts legal options. Under current law, injured individuals are generally required to file a petition through VICP before seeking judicial relief. Dr. Paul’s legislation removes those barriers, as well as the current immunity shield for COVID-19 vaccines pursuant to the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act.

The End the Vaccine Carveout Act also amends the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act by excluding COVID-19 vaccines from the definition of “covered countermeasures.” This change ends the broad immunity currently shielding manufacturers, distributors, and administrators from most COVID-19 vaccine injury claims, even years after the public health emergency has ended.

“If a drug hurts someone, you can sue the company in court. You can hold them responsible through the normal legal process. But when it comes to vaccines, and in many cases the COVID vaccine, the rules are rigged: you’re funneled into a federal no-fault program that limits damages, restricts your options, and — in many cases — leaves people without real justice. That’s cronyism,” said Dr. Rand Paul.

“I strongly support the Senate companion legislation introduced by Senator Paul to my bill, the End the Vaccine Carveout Act. No product should be shielded from accountability simply because it is labeled a vaccine. Americans deserve equal protection under the law, full transparency, and the right to seek justice when harmed. This legislation restores fairness, strengthens trust, and puts patients—not special interests—first,” stated Congressman Paul Gosar.

“Pharma giants are hiding behind legal protections to avoid being sued by Americans experiencing serious vaccine side effects,” said Senator Mike Lee. “Americans have a constitutional right to a trial by jury, but current laws allow Big Pharma players to dodge accountability and bar victims from pursuing their cases. Many of these patients were forced to get vaccinated or lose their jobs during the pandemic and are now dealing with permanent and very serious complications. Our bill will end these unconstitutional vaccine carveouts so that all Americans can receive the justice they deserve and hold Big Pharma accountable.”

 Read the bill HERE.

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