Richard H. Hughes, IV, Member of the Firm in the Health Care & Life Sciences practice, in the firm’s Washington, DC, office, was quoted in Law360 Healthcare Authority, in “Amid Vaccine Tumult, RFK Jr.’s Liability Threat a ‘Red Herring,’” by Dan McKay. (Read the full version – subscription required.)
Following is an excerpt:
As he pushes controversial changes to the nation's approach to vaccines, the government's top health official had a blunt warning for doctors and hospitals: Ignore new federal vaccine recommendations and you'll lose federal legal protections. …
Richard H. Hughes IV, a healthcare attorney at Epstein Becker Green and former vice president at biotech company Moderna, said it’s “unfortunate that the secretary in his rhetoric is attempting to intimidate providers and undermine protections that have always been intended to instill confidence in vaccines.”
