U.S. Limits Anthrax Vaccine Legal Liability
Elaine M. Grossman Global Security Newswire WASHINGTON — The U.S. Health and Human Services Department early this month moved to shield government, industry and business officials from lawsuitss filed by those who have received the anthrax vaccine (see GSN, Sept. 5, 2007). Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt established legal immunity for public and private officials who oversee the production or distribution of the anthrax vaccine by declaring a “public health emergency” due
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