Covid Vaccine Injury Suit may fuel Federal overhaul, litigation

 DEEP DIVE

Ian Lopez

Senior Reporter

• Injured, attorneys want alternative for Covid vaccine claims
• Manufacturers may face litigation, attorneys say

A lawsuit by Covid-19 vaccine recipients claiming they were injured by their shots may usher in long-awaited changes to how the federal government handles immunization injuries.

Individuals frustrated by the HHS program designed to compensate them for their injuries are taking their grievances to court. In a lawsuit lodged with the US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, they say the program is unconstitutional, depriving them of their rights to due process and a jury trial.