While the FDA and other government officials continue to try to reassure people that any COVID-19 vaccine that comes out will be safe, the truth is if you’re injured by it, there’s not much you can do about it.
Even with regular vaccines, the vaccine companies themselves have no personal liability. So, if you or your child are harmed by a vaccine, your only recourse is to petition through a special vaccine court called VICP. VICP is a "no-fault" alternative to the traditional civil court lawsuit and was established in 1986 after a string of high-profile lawsuits by parents of vaccine injured children had hauled vaccine manufacturers into court to have their cases heard in front of juries.
With the COVID-19 vaccines, the Secretary of Health and Human Services has established a special COVID fund for people injured by the vaccines.
This “countermeasures injury” compensation fund, set up in 2010 for potential harm from anthrax, Ebola or flu pandemic vaccines, has paid out $6 million on just 29 cases. And, as The Wall Street Journal points out, so far this fund has paid out less per person than the VICP does — most likely because it has a stricter threshold for proving you’re injured, as well as a shorter statute of limitations.
SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal October 11, 2020