Vaccine Court: The Law and Politics of Injury
Vaccine Court: The Law and Politics of Injury
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Abstract
In Vaccine Court, Anna Kirkland tells the story of how a special no-fault compensation court in the United States handles very controversial claims that a vaccine has harmed someone. Vaccines are an important part of infectious disease control in our society and also touch us in very personal ways. While vaccines overall are extremely safe and effective, some people still suffer severe vaccine reactions and bring their claims to vaccine court. In this court, lawyers, activists, judges, doctors, and scientists come together, sometimes arguing bitterly, to determine whether a vaccine truly caused a person’s medical problem. Vaccine Court draws on the court rulings, observations at the court, and previously unstudied primary sources spanning the thirty years of the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program to ask how we know a vaccine injury. Despite all the controversy swirling around vaccines, this special court provides a place for reasoned argument and consideration of a range of evidence and perspectives that ultimately support the crucial role vaccines play in our society while also doing justice to people who have been harmed.
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Front Matter
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Introduction: Our Immunization Social Order
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How Are Vaccines Political?
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The Solution of the Vaccine Court
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Health and Rights in the Vaccine-Critical Movement
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Knowing Vaccine Injury through Law
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What Counts as Evidence?
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The Autism Showdown
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Conclusion: The Epistemic Politics of the Vaccine Court
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End Matter
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