Then you would be wrong. No short cuts have been taken. Zero. The validation and approval process is exactly the same. There is not even an allegation of a shortcut. Covering up test results is still a felony. Is it possible that some of the bureaucracy needed to be removed?
This would be the problem with ALL vaccines these days. And no product liability. Vaccine manufacturers are protected.
I don’t know that. I certainly hope no short cuts are taken but the CDC and FDA leaders are political appointees of “you know who”. And the desire for a vaccine by “that special day in November” is very high. I really hope you are right but we need to keep some skepticism regarding the govt decisions.
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And so it begins: Redfield says masks give better protection than vaccine.
They are figuring out the effectiveness of vaccines for respiratory viruses.
Under existing law, vaccine manufacturers are immune from litigation. They have a special court to dole out damages if they occur.
SottoVoce:
Vaccine manufacturers have special, specific liability protection which is quite different from medications.
42 U.S. Code § 300aa–22 - Standards of responsibility | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
No vaccine manufacturer shall be liable in a civil action for damages arising from a [ vaccine-related injury or death associated with the administration of a vaccine after October 1, 1988, if the injury or death resulted from side effects that were unavoidable even though the vaccine was properly prepared and was accompanied by proper directions and warnings.
In fact, the US government has a program that pays claims for vaccine related injury.
How the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Works - The Atlantic
The only way a vaccine manufacturer would be liable is if it were proven they intentionally used the vaccine to harm. That would never happen. Worst case scenario financially is the government gets stuck with the bill.
Yeah, you said it a lot better.
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SottoVoce:
Correct. The government pays for a huge part of the development costs, the vaccine doses, and any lawsuits that follow. Pretty nice for the vaccine makers. It’s easy to see the clamor and rush to be the first approved. Lots of reward, limited risk for them.
I don’t necessarily think there are any evil motives at work on behalf of the vaccine makers, but cutting corners to be first is not beyond reason.
Without this in place, no corporation in their right mind would make vaccines.
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