Like no other product on the planet, vaccines can be made to be deadly and nobody can sue the manufacturers or promoters for damage. Nobody. Never. Impossible. But wait. On Tuesday, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) introduced the PREP Repeal Act (H.R.4388), a bill aimed at revoking the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act of 2005, which grants sweeping legal immunity to manufacturers and administrators of vaccines and other medical countermeasures during public health emergencies. Massie argues the current liability shield undermines due process and prevents injured individuals from seeking justice.

Thomas Massie Introduces PREP Repeal Act: The bill seeks to repeal the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act, removing liability protections for COVID-19 vaccine makers and other entities involved in pandemic countermeasures, potentially opening the door to thousands of lawsuits for injury or death.

Restoration of Legal Rights and Accountability: Massie argues that the PREP Act violates constitutional rights by overriding state laws and denies injured Americans the ability to seek justice, calling the current protections "medical malpractice martial law."

Criticism of Vaccine Injury Compensation System: The bill would end the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP), which has faced heavy criticism for denying over 98 percent of COVID-19 injury claims, and could shift claims to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) despite legal and logistical hurdles.

Uncertain Legislative Future: While the bill is praised by advocates for vaccine-injury victims, legal experts warn that it faces significant opposition and is unlikely to pass without strong public support due to the sweeping implications for pharmaceutical companies and the healthcare system.

Massie proposes to make COVID vaccine makers liable for injuries, opening door for thousands of lawsuits

The PREP Act has shielded COVID-19 vaccine makers, mask manufacturers, healthcare professionals, and others from civil lawsuits tied to injuries or deaths stemming from pandemic-related products. Although the COVID-19 public health emergency officially ended in May 2023, the liability protections remain in effect through at least 2029, after repeated extensions by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).