Aaron Siri
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We want to get justice for Brie. And so we have filed a federal lawsuit against AstraZeneca with regards to their breach of their promises to her. Now, for most folks injured by COVID-19 vaccines, as you probably already know, unfortunately, they can only bring a claim in something called the Counter Injury Compensation Program, the CICP.
And that's because there's a law called the PREP Act, and there's been a lot of discussion about that, that has given the COVID vaccine manufacturers immunity reliability for the injuries caused by their product because they're considered a COVID countermeasure. That's true of many of the measures that were implemented in medicine to treat, prevent, and so forth, COVID-19.
And that's because there's a law called the PREP Act, and there's been a lot of discussion about that, that has given the COVID vaccine manufacturers immunity reliability for the injuries caused by their product because they're considered a COVID countermeasure. That's true of many of the measures that were implemented in medicine to treat, prevent, and so forth, COVID-19.
But in Bree's case, unlike the case of almost everybody else in the country, AstraZeneca signed an agreement with her. And in that agreement, they made promises to her as a participant in the clinical trial, and they didn't uphold those promises. So we were able to bring a lawsuit for her in federal court, and we hope to get justice for her and hold AstraZeneca accountable.
But in Bree's case, unlike the case of almost everybody else in the country, AstraZeneca signed an agreement with her. And in that agreement, they made promises to her as a participant in the clinical trial, and they didn't uphold those promises. So we were able to bring a lawsuit for her in federal court, and we hope to get justice for her and hold AstraZeneca accountable.
Now, we like to hold these pharmaceutical companies accountable for everybody that's injured. That's the way it's supposed to work. The reason that cars, planes, drugs, almost every product out there is safer is because the companies have an economic interest to assure its safety. They want to make money.
Now, we like to hold these pharmaceutical companies accountable for everybody that's injured. That's the way it's supposed to work. The reason that cars, planes, drugs, almost every product out there is safer is because the companies have an economic interest to assure its safety. They want to make money.
And if they have to pay for harms, all right, then they'll assure the safety because they don't want to get upside down. But when it comes to these products, unfortunately, they can't be held accountable directly. In this one instance, we hope to do so.
And if they have to pay for harms, all right, then they'll assure the safety because they don't want to get upside down. But when it comes to these products, unfortunately, they can't be held accountable directly. In this one instance, we hope to do so.
I would love to be able to bring that lawsuit if there was a law that allowed me to do so. The federal government, you typically can only sue if they have waived immunity. The federal government, if they've waived immunity, allowed you to sue them. And so for sure, I would love to. I mean, look, when you think about it, what are the two ways we assure product safety?
I would love to be able to bring that lawsuit if there was a law that allowed me to do so. The federal government, you typically can only sue if they have waived immunity. The federal government, if they've waived immunity, allowed you to sue them. And so for sure, I would love to. I mean, look, when you think about it, what are the two ways we assure product safety?
And at the end of the day, I just want to assure everybody vaccines are just products. They're products like any other, right? There's nothing really special per se. They're a product. They have a safety and efficacy profile, and there's a reality to that. And unlike every other product, we assure their safety by the fact that the company, as I mentioned before, is in economic interest.
And at the end of the day, I just want to assure everybody vaccines are just products. They're products like any other, right? There's nothing really special per se. They're a product. They have a safety and efficacy profile, and there's a reality to that. And unlike every other product, we assure their safety by the fact that the company, as I mentioned before, is in economic interest.
There's a second way we assure safety, and it's far weaker. It's not as effective, but it's regulators. They serve a role, but they're never as effective. You think cars in America are safer because of regulators? Or do you think it's because of class action lawyers who sued them whenever they had a problem?
There's a second way we assure safety, and it's far weaker. It's not as effective, but it's regulators. They serve a role, but they're never as effective. You think cars in America are safer because of regulators? Or do you think it's because of class action lawyers who sued them whenever they had a problem?
Look at other countries where you can't bring those kinds of lawsuits and look at the safety profile of products there. And you can see very clearly economic forces work. With that said, there's no economic forces assuring their safety. And then when it comes to the regulator, to answer your question, I know that took a long road. But when it comes to the regulators, they're hopelessly conflicted.
Look at other countries where you can't bring those kinds of lawsuits and look at the safety profile of products there. And you can see very clearly economic forces work. With that said, there's no economic forces assuring their safety. And then when it comes to the regulator, to answer your question, I know that took a long road. But when it comes to the regulators, they're hopelessly conflicted.
On the one hand, they have to promote these products. And on the other hand, they have to assure their safety. And those two things come into tension. And they're not separated.
On the one hand, they have to promote these products. And on the other hand, they have to assure their safety. And those two things come into tension. And they're not separated.
When it comes, for example, to the Department of Transportation that assures, that has to promote transportation, they separate that from the NTSB that assures safety or the Department of Energy that promotes nuclear power plants. They separate that from the regulatory function of promoting, assuring the safety of nuclear power plants.