Foreign
Desk
| April 9, 2003, Wednesday
Republicans
Press for Bill to Shield Vaccine Makers From
Suits
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG (NYT) 906
words
Late Edition - Final , Section A ,
Page 8 , Column 1
ABSTRACT
- Senate Republican leader Bill Frist cites
mysterious new respiratory illness SARS to
revive bill that would shield vaccine
manufacturers from lawsuits; photo; Democrat
Christopher Dodd notes talks on bill concern
childhood vaccines; bill remains hugely
controversial because of way Republicans
quietly inserted it into homeland security
legislation at behest of Eli Lilly
lobbyists; provision was removed after
protests (M) The mysterious new respiratory
ailment that has terrified people around the
globe has extended its reach to the Capitol,
where Senate Republicans are using the
disease to press their case that vaccine
manufacturers should be shielded from
lawsuits.
Led by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist,
Republicans are trying to revive the
long-stalled measure. Today, Dr. Frist
linked his bill to the epidemic of severe
acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, warning
that pharmaceutical companies would not
produce vaccines against the disease unless
they were protected against ''frivolous
suits'' that could drive them out of
business.
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"A foolish faith in authority is the worst enemy of truth."
-- Albert Einstein, letter to a friend, 1901
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-- Thomas Jefferson, letter to William C. Jarvis, September 28, 1820
"What's the point of vaccination if it doesn't protect you from the unvaccinated?"
-- Sandy Gottstein
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