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There are two key reasons why no-fault compensation is preferable to the regular torts system for handling claims of vaccine harms.
A doctrine that essentially allows courts to strike down willy-nilly policies that they deem “major” undermines the federal government’s capacity to govern.
Granting exemptions on the basis of religion incentivizes people to lie, and exemptions are more likely to be given to people who have lied well.
Now that children over the age of 12 can get vaccinated against COVID-19, will immunization become a requirement for returning to school?
Legislators should show the out-of-state anti-vaccine movement that intimidation doesn’t work here.
Under existing federal statutes and case law, colleges and universities have broad discretion to require vaccination as a condition of a return to campus.
Businesses that require vaccines under EUA are taking a legal risk, but also have good legal arguments for the mandates.
The anti-vaccine movement is aggressively working to promote misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines.
Faced with limited COVID-19 vaccine doses and the ever-mounting toll of the pandemic, a new debate has emerged as to the best strategy for allocation.
If COVID-19 vaccines lead to any serious harms, society should compensate those victims generously and quickly.
