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Re:Pfizer backs down over ‘unreasonable’ terms in South Afri... by refurb on Thursday July 29, 2021 @03:59AM (#27994026)
Yes and the reason why vaccine injury funds were developed are:

"It was created in the 1980s, after lawsuits against vaccine companies and health care providers threatened to cause vaccine shortages and reduce U.S. vaccination rates, which could have caused a resurgence of vaccine preventable diseases."

https://www.hrsa.gov/vaccine-compensation/index.html

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Re:Pfizer backs down over ‘unreasonable’ terms in South Afri... by gameman144 on Thursday July 29, 2021 @09:33AM (#27996341)
Not sure what you mean here. Yes, these are great public health role models: the establishment of this indemnity was a brilliant public health move.
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Re:Pfizer backs down over ‘unreasonable’ terms in South Afri... by forcry on Thursday July 29, 2021 @09:42AM (#27996435)
>establishment of this indemnity was a brilliant public health move.

That basically removed one of the fundamental checks and measures in a capitalistic system to ensure that consumers get a quality product, and replace it with regulation authorities that are corrupt to the bones..

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