USA Tried Denmark’s Vaccine Diet, Now Pharma’s Threatened With Jail Time
KEY POINTS
- •Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. nearly endorsed Denmark's vaccine schedule before backing off in December 2025.
- •The U.S. vaccine schedule change could remove liability protections dating back to a 1986 law protecting manufacturers.
- •Legal experts disagree on claims immunity can be lost without Congress, but trial lawyers eagerly anticipate fallout.
In a plot twist worthy of a medical soap opera, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is flirting with Denmark’s slimmed-down childhood vaccine schedule — yes, the country that probably drinks more coffee and has fewer lawsuits. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who moonlighted as a near-promoter of the Danish plan before pulling a Houdini act in late December 2025, is orbiting a legal black hole. The mighty vaccine manufacturers, previously protected by a decades-old 1986 shield law, now face the grim possibility of becoming lawsuit piñatas if their shots lose routine status. Legal eagle Aaron Siri claims he knows a loophole to boot immunity without Congress, citing the post-COVID non-routine vaccine status as precedent, much to the chagrin of experts like George Washington University’s Richard Hughes, who insists vaccines can’t just get kicked off the protection bus mid-ride. Meanwhile, eager anti-vax groups (including Children’s Health Defense and Informed Consent Action Network), plus trial lawyers salivating like a kid spotting candy, await what may be the juiciest Christmas gift ever. The takeaway? America might either get fewer vax jabs or more lawsuits—probably both.
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When cutting childhood vaccines turns pharma into legal punching bags, one has to wonder: Is America redesigning its healthcare or just legal reality TV?
The US pondering Denmark’s vaccine plan is like swapping a cheeseburger for a salad, then suing the chef for less flavor.
If vaccine makers lose immunity, court trials will be the new kids’ playground—hope moms and dads like juries.
Source: Axios | Published: 12/22/2025 | Author: Caitlin Owens
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