While vaccinations have saved millions of lives, in extremely rare cases they can cause injury. Americans who believe they have suffered an injury can go to vaccine court.
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Vaccine court: Where Americans who suffer rare injury after vaccination can take their claims
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Jon Wertheim
July 26, 2026 / 7:00 PM EDT / CBS News
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