Political Quotes

“These claims have been filed against vaccine companies and, in some instances, against health care providers. Thimerosal, as you know, is approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration and is part of the vaccine formulation when licensed; hence clarification is needed to direct these claims to the VICP before tort remedies can be pursued. That is what the underlying bill does. That is what the Lieberman amendment strips out. The American Academy of Pediatrics also wrote in support of this. I'll quote a final sentence from this letter of June 19, 2002: The AAP has reviewed S. 2053 and has the following comments beginning first and foremost with our strong support that all claims for vaccine-related injury or death first must be filed with the VICP. In addition, we concur with the ACCV's most recent recommendations in support of sections 204, 215, 216, 217 and 220.”