Thirty Republican lawmakers have co-sponsored legislation to remove the liability shield given to vaccine manufacturers under the 1986 Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, The Defender reports.

REACT19 founder Brianne Dressen, who sustained injuries in the clinical trial from the AstraZeneca COVID-19 jab, announced the bill and named the co-sponsors.

“@React19org was able to assist in ensuring this bill would help those harmed by vaccines, and has endorsed this important legislation. People harmed are long overdue for a compensation process that actually works, and it’s time for the drug companies to pick up the tab,” Dressen said.

.@RepGosar introduced a bill that will remove Pharma liability protections.

There are 30 cosponsors. These are the US Reps who will STAND UP TO THE PHARMA LOBBY. @RepAndyBiggsAZ @laurenboebert @RepBrecheen @RepTimBurchett @RepEricBurlison @RepMikeCollins @RepEliCrane… pic.twitter.com/3XShTM6pck

— Brianne Dressen (@BrianneDressen) September 26, 2024

Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) introduced H.R. 9828, also called the ‘End the Vaccine Carveout Act.’

“This carveout has resulted in hundreds of billions of dollars in profits for Big Pharma while leaving tens of thousands of people without the ability to seek legal justice and compensation for injuries caused by vaccines,” Gosar stated in a press release.

“Although federal bureaucrats and Big Pharma insist that vaccines are safe, there is an unfortunate lack of science regarding the safety of vaccines. For example, a review of 12,000 scientific papers by the Institute of Medicine published in 2012 found that 98% of injuries studied were either caused by or may have been caused by a vaccine. Another government study found that while vaccines caused injuries in 10 percent of cases, only one percent get reported, meaning those injured by vaccines are vastly undercounted,” Gosar said.

“Furthermore, according to the Center for Disease Control’s Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, nearly 20,000 Americans were reported as having been killed to date by a COVID-19 vaccine, equating to one death for every 14,000 people vaccinated, much higher than the one in a million deaths that is normally cited for dangerous vaccines,” he continued.

I am a cosponsor of @RepGosar‘s End the Vaccine Carveout Act (H.R. 9828.)

Vaccine manufacturers shouldn’t have special protections. https://t.co/picjMRasBk

— Rep. Eric Burlison (@RepEricBurlison) September 27, 2024

“The four American vaccine makers are criminal enterprises that have paid tens of billions in criminal penalties over the past decade. By freeing them from liability for negligence, the 1986 statute removed any incentive for these companies to make safe products. If we want safe and effective vaccines, we need to end the liability shield,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said.

The 30 co-sponsors include:

Representatives Andy Biggs, Lauren Boebert, Josh Brecheen, Tim Burchett, Eric Burlison, Mike Collins, Eli Crane, Warren Davidson, Byron Donalds, Matt Gaetz, Bob Good, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Harriet Hageman, Andy Harris, Clay Higgins, Ronny Jackson, Anna Paulina Luna, Nancy Mace, Thomas Massie, Mary E. Miller, Cory Mills, Barry Moore, Troy E. Nehls, Ralph Norman, Andy Ogles, Bill Posey, Chip Roy, Keith Self, Victoria Spartz, Randy K. Weber Sr.

American Family Project, Children’s Health Defense, and React19 also provided support.

While everyone was distracted by Hurricane Helene, the VP debate, and strikes on Israel, nearly no one noticed that 30 lawmakers introduced a bill to repeal the liability protections Congress gave vaccine makers under the 1986 Childhood Vaccine Injury Act. This could be huge! pic.twitter.com/Nns5HPXVbe

— Jason Bassler (@JasonBassler1) October 3, 2024

The Defender reports:

Congress passed the 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act to address the risks of vaccines — which Congress and vaccine makers acknowledged had “unavoidable” side effects.

The act set up a “no-fault” system whereby instead of suing the manufacturers, people injured by vaccines can file a claim with the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP), which adjudicates the claims.

The VICP was meant to insulate vaccine makers from lawsuits that could bankrupt them while ensuring that injury victims had a straightforward, non-adversarial and fair path to compensation.

The program is funded by a 75-cent-per-dose tax, paid by vaccine makers, for every vaccine included in the program.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services administers the VICP, also known as the “vaccine court.” Court-appointed “special masters” — typically lawyers who previously represented the U.S. government — manage and decide the individual claims.

The proceedings are more informal than a typical courtroom. There is no judge or jury, and the rules of evidence, civil procedure and discovery do not apply.

In practice, getting compensation through the VICP has been notoriously difficult. Critics say the program has devolved to protect government agencies and corporations rather than the health of vaccinated children.

CHD CEO Mary Holland said the 1986 Childhood Vaccine Injury Act effectively left parents and children injured by vaccines with no substantive way to get any compensation while giving vaccine makers a free pass.

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