1. The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act and the Supreme Court’s Interpretation
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Valarie Blake
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Health (social science) ,Adolescent ,Drug Industry ,Vaccine court ,Cost-Benefit Analysis ,Developmental Disabilities ,Drug Compounding ,Mass Vaccination ,Herd immunity ,Seizures ,Political science ,Impunity ,Humans ,Autistic Disorder ,Child ,Drug Approval ,Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine ,Vaccines ,United States Food and Drug Administration ,Health Policy ,Infant, Newborn ,Liability, Legal ,United States ,Supreme court ,Vaccination ,Issues, ethics and legal aspects ,Immunization ,Consumer Product Safety ,Child, Preschool ,Law ,Compensation and Redress ,Female ,National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act ,Supreme Court Decisions ,Medical ethics - Abstract
The Supreme Court's ruling in Bruesewitz v. Wyeth interpreted the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act to mean that vaccine manufacturers, unlike the manufacturers of other products, are not liable for injuries caused by defective designs.
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- 2012
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