Major physician groups are issuing their own RSV, flu, and COVID vaccine recommendations due to confusion from the CDC and ACIP. Highlighted recommendations include vaccinating all children aged 6 months and older against the flu, and specific COVID and RSV… Read More »Physician groups update COVID, RSV, flu vaccine recommendations
Professor Dorit Reiss examines some key issues and questions about the accusations against Andrea Shaw in her childrens’ deaths. There is a lot we don’t know, but the anti-vaccine world is still blaming vaccines.
Andrea Shaw claimed that her twin toddlers died because of vaccines given to them earlier. Instead, an Idaho grand jury indicted her for murder.
The article, authored by law professor Dorit Rubinstein Reiss, discusses the Children’s Health Defense lawsuit against the American Academy of Pediatrics, alleging racketeering related to vaccine promotion. Reiss critiques these claims as baseless conspiracy theories lacking evidence, emphasizing that AAP’s… Read More »Children’s Health Defense sues AAP claiming advocating vaccines for children is racketeering
This updated article examines the stay issued by a Federal judge in the AAP v Kennedy legal case, stopping the government from changing the vaccine schedule.
The lawsuit American Academy of Pediatrics v. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. challenges revised COVID-19 vaccine recommendations. A federal judge denied the government’s motion to dismiss, affirming the plaintiffs’ standing due to real harm caused by Kennedy’s actions. The… Read More »Lawsuit against new COVID vaccine recommendations will proceed
A large study indicates that COVID vaccination during pregnancy significantly protects both mothers and babies, reducing risks of infection, stillbirth, preterm birth, and severe outcomes, without increasing adverse event risks. The research supports the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’… Read More »COVID vaccine during pregnancy helps the baby too
The article discusses a lawsuit against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for rescinding COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for pregnant women and children without proper procedures. Written by Professor Dorit Reiss, it highlights the legal context, challenges of demonstrating standing, and criticizes Kennedy’s… Read More »Health organizations sue RFK Jr over COVID vaccines decision
RFK Jr’s anti-vaccine influence over the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) raises concerns about the review of the childhood vaccine schedule. Critics argue that this could undermine public confidence in vaccines, negatively impacting health programs in the U.S. However,… Read More »RFK Jr’s vaccine advisors will examine childhood vaccine schedule
This article about COVID-19 vaccine liability was written by Dorit Rubinstein Reiss, Professor of Law at the University of California Hastings College of the Law (San Francisco, CA), who is a frequent contributor to this and many other blogs, providing in-depth, and intellectually stimulating, articles about vaccines, medical issues, social policy, and the law.
Professor Reiss writes extensively in law journals about the social and legal policies of vaccination. Additionally, Reiss is also a member of the Parent Advisory Board of Voices for Vaccines, a parent-led organization that supports and advocates for on-time vaccination and the reduction of vaccine-preventable disease. She is also a member of the Vaccines Working Group on Ethics and Policy.
A number of questions have come up around COVID-19 vaccine liability. I previously addressed the general framework for liability. In this article, I will try to outline how individuals may be liable for potential harm from COVID-19 vaccines especially in light of the recent FDA approval of the Pfizer vaccine.
Also, this short post addresses a bit of misinformation that appears to have come up from anti-vaccine sources.
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