Biden Administration Asks Judge to Toss Covid Vaccine Lawsuit

The Biden administration is urging a federal judge to toss a lawsuit over the US Department of Health and Human Services’ process for handling Covid-19 vaccine injury claims.

The Covid-19 vaccine recipients behind the lawsuit “raise a series of criticisms” of the HHS’ Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program “without explaining how any of them violate their constitutional rights,” the government said in its memorandum Tuesday supporting its motion to dismiss.

People claiming they were injured by Covid-19 vaccines sued the HHS in October 2023. They alleged that the CICP, a decades-old program for handling claims of alleged injuries in sudden-health crises, ...