Guess who pays damages if the coronavirus vaccine hurts anyone? You do.

Dated: October 12, 2020 by Sharyl Attkisson

A 100% safe and effective coronavirus vaccine would be welcome news to most everyone. But all medicines have side effects, too, and under a special arrangement, damages paid out for vaccine injuries come from fees collected from patients rather than vaccine makers.

The following is an excerpt of an article in the Wall Street Journal.

The U.S. government paid out $4.4 billion over more than 30 years covering injuries relating to a host of vaccines—from flu to polio—but payouts for potential injuries from Covid-19 vaccines will be covered by a far less-generous program.

Covid-19 vaccine injuries will be covered under a program known as the “countermeasures injury” compensation fund, which was set up in 2010 to cover harm resulting from vaccines for a flu pandemic, or drugs to treat an anthrax or Ebola outbreak, for example.-- excerpt, rest at link above --