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Are physicians and HMOs legally liable for their vaccine policies?

April 26, 2017HMOs legally liable physicians policies vaccine

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Are physicians and HMOs legally liable for their vaccine policies?

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If a pediatrician fails to administer an officially recommended vaccine, and the child gets a preventable disease, the pediatrician could be sued for malpractice. If the child is injured as a side effect from such a vaccine, no pediatrician will be sued. HMOs cannot be sued.