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> its manufacturer and providers should not need protection from suits

Lawsuits are easy to file and costly to defend against. We commonly concentrate prosecution in the hands of specialists when the public stakes are high, e.g. crime and medicine. (Also, the liability protection is only until 2024.)

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This simply isn't true and I wonder what you are thinking of.

If you get a faulty medicine or medical device, you can absolutely sue the manufacturer.

If you are unreasonably imprisoned or shot by the police, you can sue them.

This is how nearly all of these issues come to light and are adjudicated.

Doctors can normally be sued just like anyone else. They carry liability insurance. Vaccine makers are the only ones who been able to get immunity.

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