Frist bill further safeguards doctors from vaccine lawsuits

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The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) is addressing the issue of loophole in the law, in order to protect physicians and vaccine manufacturers from lawsuits, thus bringing reforms by way of introducing a bill by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist who clarified that the law applies to the individual ingredients of vaccines. This bill provides Health and Human Services (HHS) administered grants to study the associations between vaccines and childhood disorders.

Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Pharmaceutical preparations, HEALTH SERVICES, Legal/Government Regulation, Laws, regulations and rules, Health care industry, Vaccines

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Push for drug reimportation gains steam

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Legislation to allow the import of drugs because of the expense of drugs in the US is under development.

Commodity & service prices, Imports, Prices and rates, International trade, Company pricing policy

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