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Tort Immunity Waiver for Vaccine Injuries: Ethical and Legal Perspectives

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  • Tammy Cowart

    (Department of Accounting, Finance & Business Law, Soules College of Business, The University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX 75799, USA)

  • Gregory L. Bock

    (Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX 75799, USA)

Abstract

The COVID pandemic highlighted the importance of vaccine development and availability worldwide. Operation Warp-Speed in the United States accelerated vaccine production by several major pharmaceutical manufacturers, averting some of the normal administrative processes. The result has been a financial windfall for those companies. Some recent data has shown that the COVID vaccine can cause negative side effects in some patients. There are provisions in U.S. law that allow victims of vaccine injuries to recover compensation through the court system. However, even then tort remedies are limited by federal law. Since the review process was rushed during the pandemic, should tort immunity still be available to those pharmaceutical companies? This paper will discuss the legal and ethical issues involved in vaccine tort immunity.

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  • Tammy Cowart & Gregory L. Bock, 2025. "Tort Immunity Waiver for Vaccine Injuries: Ethical and Legal Perspectives," Laws, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-10, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlawss:v:14:y:2025:i:6:p:80-:d:1778910
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