National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act..what a crock!

[wendizbaby]

I never read in to what this act actually covers, so was amazed when I read that it is essentially an act to cover the butts of the pharmaceutical companies. I found this on Wikipedia:


The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA) of 1986 (42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to 300aa-34) was enacted in the United States to reduce the potential financial liability of vaccine makers due to vaccine injury claims. The legislation was aimed at ensuring a stable market supply, and to provide cost-effective arbitration for vaccine injury claims. Under the NCVIA, the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP) was created to provide a federal no-fault system for compensating vaccine-related injuries or death by establishing a claim procedure involving the United States Court of Federal Claims and special masters.

In the face of mounting potential liabilities that were rapidly increasing along with the number of mandated vaccines, the legislation was passed on behalf of pharmaceutical companies. Vaccine makers indicated they would cease production if their proposal for the NCVIA was not enacted.

~Now I know that Wikipedia.com is not the most reliable source, and most other websites don't just come out and say "it's an act to cover their butts". So, is this all true?? Childhood Vaccine Injury Act sounds like they are trying to protect the consumer....it should be called "Pharmaceutical compaines in our back pockets so let's protect them to keep the money flowing Act". :

Sheesh.

Wendi

[LongIsland]

Originally Posted by wendizbaby

So, is this all true?? Childhood Vaccine Injury Act sounds like they are trying to protect the consumer....it should be called "Pharmaceutical compaines in our back pockets so let's protect them to keep the money flowing Act". :

That just about sums it up.

Without the threat of liability, there's no reason for pharma to worry about manufacturing safe and effective vaccines.

[LadyButler]

Yup... somewhere the CDC says that "no fault" means that the person filing claims is not required to prove negligence, etc. on the part of the healthcare provider or vax manufacturer in order to receive compensation.

No fault means the HC provider or pharma doesn't have to admit responsibility. If they haven't admitted to wrong... the charade can continue indefinitely- even though these injuries are brought to light.

[buttercup]

I believe the money provided to the injured victims is from some tax on the vaccines so the pham doesn't really have to pay a dime.

[LongIsland]

Originally Posted by buttercup

I believe the money provided to the injured victims is from some tax on the vaccines so the pham doesn't really have to pay a dime.

Funding of vaccine claims depends on the date of the vaccination:

1. For vaccines administered prior to October 1, 1988, awards were compensated from Federal tax dollars allocated by Congress at $110 million per year.

2. For vaccines administered on or after October 1, 1988, awards are paid from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund, funded from an excise tax of $0.75 on every dose of covered vaccine that is purchased. For example, the excise tax imposed on a dose of trivalent influenza vaccine is $0.75 because it prevents one disease. On the other hand, the excise tax imposed on a dose of the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine is $2.25 because prevents three diseases.

[Momtezuma Tuatara]

Yes its true.

The wonder of it, is that one of its main proponents was Barbara Loe Fisher.

And she can't say she didn't know, because all of us warned her that she was getting into bed with the enemy.

To this day, I can't understand why she did that.

[suschi]

It's really sad to read through some of the court cases. : It seems so obvious what happened, yet compensation is denied.

[LongIsland]

Originally Posted by suschi

It's really sad to read through some of the court cases. : It seems so obvious what happened, yet compensation is denied.

For example if the onset of MMR vaccine-induced encephalitis happened on day 16 instead of days 5-15, the claim will be denied. Meanwhile, the onset of MMR vaccine-induced encephalitis could happen on day 20 or longer.

Many of the denials are tossed on technicalities such as filing too long after the onset of symptoms . . . and you could see they "had a case." In many instances, judge even mentions that in the decision.