Iowa Bill Advances Requiring Drug Companies to Waive Immunity from Design Defect Vaccine Injury Lawsuits
An Iowa House of Representatives subcommittee advanced a bill that would prevent the sale, distribution and administration of vaccines in the state unless vaccine manufacturers have waived immunity from being sued in civil court for product design defect. The bill requires drug companies to waive immunity from vaccine design defect claims even though blanket immunity […]
California Will Not Mandate COVID Vaccination for Schoolchildren
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) confirmed earlier this month that children in that state will not be required to get vaccinated for COVID-19 in order to attend school. Governor Gavin Newsom originally announced that California would be the first state to require COVID shots for K-12 students attending public and private schools, but […]
CDC Advisory Panel Recommends Adding COVID Shots to Child Vaccination Schedule Without FDA License for Use in Children Under 12
On Oct. 20, 2022, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted 15-0 to add the mRNA COVID-19 shots to the list of vaccines recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for children as young as six months old, even though no COVID vaccine has been officially licensed by the U.S. […]
DC Bill B23-0171 Allowing Children 11 Years and Older to Be Vaccinated Without Parental Knowledge or Consent Advances
Opinion | On Oct. 7, 2020, during a hastily scheduled virtual meeting,1 four District of Columbia Council members making up the Health Committee2 amended and unanimously passed a minor consent bill, B23-0171.3 The bill would not only permit children aged 11 years and older to give consent for doctors and other vaccine administrators to give them […]
Tracking Vaccination Status by Phone is Now Active
Opinion | You may soon be living in a world where your personal health data—including results from COVID-19 testing and data proving whether or not you’ve received certain vaccines—must be shared and authenticated before you’re able to enter a sports arena, travel by air or even enter your workplace. The technology behind such innovations, which […]
U.S. Surveillance Bill 6666: The Devil in the Details
Opinion | As if vaccine passports, COVID-19 contact tracing apps and the Rockefeller Foundation’s plan to reopen America don’t already pose enough of a threat to civil liberties and democratic society, here comes a new bill, H.R. 6666, the COVID-19 Testing, Reaching And Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act.1 The bill was introduced and referred to the House Committee on […]