Episode 702 • • 1:07:11 - 1:16:20
702: Toddler Wage Gap
Vaccine Compensation Act, Legal Immunity for Manufacturers
The 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act is discussed as a mechanism that grants pharmaceutical companies like Merck immunity from direct lawsuits regarding vaccine injuries. Instead of traditional litigation, claimants must file through a federal "vaccine court" where the Department of Justice defends the vaccine, removing financial risk from the manufacturers.