HHS advances plan to pay out Covid-19 vaccine injury claims

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA via AP Images) July 9, 2026 02:58 PM EDT PharmaFDA+Coronavirus HHS ad­vances plan to pay out Covid-19 vac­cine in­jury claims Max Bayer Senior Reporter A new­ly pro­posed HHS rule would es­tab­lish a com­pen­sa­tion mech­a­nism for peo­ple who claim they were in­jured by Covid-19 vac­cines, as a key pan­el that … Sign up to read this article for free. Get free access to a limited number of articles, plus choose newsletters to get straight to your inbox. SIGN UP LOG IN BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER