Yes because the CICP augmented in 2005 under the PREP act

In February, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar invoked the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act. The 2005 law empowers the HHS secretary to provide legal protection to companies making or distributing critical medical supplies, such as vaccines and treatments, unless there's "willful misconduct" by the company. The protection lasts until 2024.

In addition to the legal immunity, the PREP Act established the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP), which provides benefits to eligible individuals who suffer serious injury from one of the protected companies.

The little-known government program has been around for a decade, and it is managed by an agency under HHS. This fund typically only deals with vaccines you probably would never get, like the H1N1 and anthrax vaccines.

EDIT: Both programs still exist, one funded by Congress and one controlled by HHS. Covid is controlled by HHS and eventually (I think) VICP will take over.

So my original response was to point out that there has been a law on the books since 1988 that was then altered in 2005 which does cover COVID-19 vaccine. The difference being in how claims can be made for compensation, both though protect pharmaceutical companies from liability.

Point being this is NOT new and has been on the books in some form for decades.

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You mean the 1988 law that was put into effect? -- HokieForever 07/23/2021 9:00PM

Yes because the CICP augmented in 2005 under the PREP act -- HokieForever 07/23/2021 9:45PM

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Here is the law -- HokieForever 07/23/2021 9:04PM

Yes because the CICP augmented in 2005 under the PREP act

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