An Introduction to Vaccine Policy and Law in the United States

Abstract

US Vaccine Rights Attorney Alan Phillips briefly reviews vaccine effectiveness historically; then highlights some of the well-documented, systemic corruption in today's health care system generally, and introduces components of vaccine law in the United States, including the federal Vaccine Injury Compensation Program and vaccine exemptions that apply to vaccine mandates in over a dozen different contexts and subcontexts.

Keywords

vaccination - vaccine rights - corruption - exemption - vaccination damage - infectious disease - law

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