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RFK Jr. proposes creating Covid-19 vaccine injury table 18%
By Chelsea Cirruzzo80%
7/8/2026, 1:41:01 PM
Keywords: Biotechnology, Coronavirus, Drug Development, Hhs, Pharmaceuticals, Policy, Rfk Jr, Stat, Vaccines
BS Summary: This article contains 12 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Authority, and Unattributed Quote, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 20.7% saturation with 69 hits. Analysis detected 321 faulty-reasoning hits from 334 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 32.9% and a BS Rank of 18% (18,120 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 82.80% of the article peer group.
RFK Jr. plans to create list of injuries caused by Covid-19 vaccines
List would make it easier for people to get compensated for vaccine injuries
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Chelsea covers the Department of Health and Human Services with a particular focus on power and influence at the top.
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WASHINGTON — Health secretary Robert F.
Kennedy Jr. is preparing to make it easier for people to claim that they were injured by a Covid-19 vaccine and receive compensation.
Kennedy is set to start the process of compiling a list of injuries that are presumed to be caused by Covid shots.
People with those conditions could then ask for compensation from the government.
It’s not clear what conditions may make the list — and that’s something that outside experts are keeping a close eye on.
Kennedy has long been critical of vaccines, saying none have been adequately safety tested.
He’s said that he plans to overhaul a similar but separate program that provides compensation for individuals who claim injury by a vaccine recommended by the federal government.
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