11 Jul 2017
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The US vaccine industry is shielded from product liability when government licensed and recommended vaccines cause harm, but recently a European Union high court ruled that vaccine manufacturers can be held liable when there is clinical and circumstantial evidence a vaccine more likely than not caused harm, rather than requiring proof of harm. The pharmaceutical industry is up in arms, worried about being held financially accountable in European civil courts for vaccine-related injuries and deaths.