(Courtesy of MissouriNet)
On the same day the Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 treatment for children younger than 12, the Missouri House of Representatives passed the “Required Immunization Liability Act.”
If it becomes law, workers who are required to get a vaccine in order to get or keep a job could sue their employer for damages or injury from the vaccination.
The bill’s sponsor, Representative Mitch Boggs from Lawrence County, stands by the bill, stating that “If the vaccine are 100% sound, then there’s nothing to worry about”.
Phil Christofanelli of St. Peters says the measure will clog the courts and be an extra burden on businesses. His viewpoint is that there will be a sharp increase in false claims of damages attributed to vaccines that will cost employers extra money.
House Bill 1692 passed Monday on a vote of 84 to 58 and heads to the Senate.
