District Court Judge Won’t Dismiss Whooping Cough Vaccine Class Action

Mealey's (December 14, 2022, 8:30 AM EST) -- CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A New York federal judge denied a motion by GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK) to dismiss a pertussis vaccine class action, saying the claim was properly dismissed from the national vaccine injury compensation program and that the lead plaintiff makes a plausible claim that the vaccine does not prevent transmission of the bacteria to others....