New Bill Would Strip COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturers of Liability Protection

Rep. Chip Roy said Americans ‘deserve justice for the infringement on their personal medical freedom and those medically harmed deserve restitution.’

A COVID-19 vaccine is administered to a person in Los Angeles on Jan. 29, 2022. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

Proposed legislation introduced on March 5 would strip COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers of liability protections, enabling U.S. residents injured by the vaccines to sue the companies.

The bill, proposed by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), would retroactively remove protections from the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) for COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers.