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		garmaine on Sept 8, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Covid vaccine makers commit to not seek approval u... The fix for that is easy: have the FDA authorization grant them immunity from vaccine safety or efficacy liability.

llamaimperative on Sept 8, 2020 | [–]

Man that is a good solution. That way we get a vaccine immediately! Who cares if it’s saline. Or arsenic.

garmaine on Sept 8, 2020 | | [–]

The way these things are worded only protect from unintentional damage.

rsynnott on Sept 8, 2020 | [–]

Reputational damage would be a greater risk; this could quite easily turn into the greatest pharmaceutical scandal in history.

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