Originally Posted by
Grumpyaviator
What is the potential liability if employers require a vaccine that turns out to have unknown side effects because it wasn’t tested thoroughly?
Probably no precedent for liability since there's probably never been an employer who required an non-certified vaccine.
If an employer requires a certified vaccine, then the certification is on the mfg and FDA. You can sue anybody for anything but, but you're probably only going to have a shot at the mfg. Even the FDA is probably untouchable.
There's no indication whatsoever that the US, any western nation, or even China is going to skip any of the normal testing so there won't be any basis for "wasn’t tested thoroughly". If a vaccine were to be approved without all normal testing complete (looks highly unlikely at this point), it would under be emergency authority and would be labeled as such.