In article , "Dee D. Flint"
writes:

But is it medical malpractice when one out of a million dies from a
vaccination?

Some people say yes. I say no.

How can a physician predict who that might be? Should he be
sued over it? These days he can and for a huge sum. He's following the
best medical practices yet he is held liable when that one of a million
occurs.

And even if he/she wins, the lawyers have to be paid.

Add to that the fact that many malpractice suits go after everyone that was
anywhere near the patient - doctors, nurses, techs, the hospital or medical
group itself, etc. Even if they all win they have to defend themselves.

Yes, there *are* some incompetent health care providers out there making
mistakes that injure and kill people. They are few, but their mistakes raise
the cost of every provider's malpractice insurance. And regardless of actual
income, health care providers and their insurers are often seen as "deep
pockets".

In some states, you can know longer get your child's immunizations
administered at your pediatrician's office for this very reason. Instead
you have to go to the county board of health and sign a form that says you
have been told that there are occasional deaths and you can't sue the
government.

I hadn't heard that one, Dee. A true Catch-22 situation, because many
immunizations are required by law in order for a kid to go to school.

And from a medical and scientific standpoint, the risk of the disease is far
worse than the risk of the immunization.

73 de Jim, N2EY