Under federal law, vaccine manufacturers benefit from significant lawsuit protections, including being shielded against suits about design defects. These protections are paired with a fund that is ...

From inoculations against polio and smallpox to protections from measles and tetanus, vaccines are critical health care tools that have saved more than 150 million lives in the past 50 years. Rarely, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joshua Cohen is a Boston-based writer who covers health policy. While the media's attention has focused on unproven links between ...