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Lawyers Threaten To Sue HHS Unless RFK Jr. Amends Vaccine Injury Table
HHS has failed to fulfill its legal obligation to add new conditions to the Vaccine Injury Table when research indicates an association between a vaccine and a specific injury, according to a petition filed by Informed Consent Action Network.
TL;DR
- Lawyers from the Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN) have petitioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to add new vaccine injuries to the federal Vaccine Injury Table.
- The petition alleges HHS has failed to fulfill its legal duty to update the table with conditions scientifically associated with vaccines, as indicated by federal research.
- The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) was established to compensate individuals injured by vaccines, but petitioners argue it has not served as an adequate safety net.
- The petition lists specific vaccines (MMR, Hep A, Hep B, flu, HPV, meningococcal, polio, varicella, DTaP) and associated injuries that should be added to the table, citing federal studies.
- Kennedy previously vowed to reform the VICP, calling it a 'heartless system' and suggesting it could be expanded to include symptoms associated with autism.