Experts sound alarm about what RFK Jr. might include in an official injury table
— Experts sound alarm about what RFK Jr. might include in an official injury table
by Kristina Fiore, Director of Enterprise & Investigative Reporting, MedPage Today
July 9, 2026
• 2 min read
HHS is paving the way to create an injury table for COVID countermeasures -- such as vaccines -- under the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP).
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