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I was at my doctor's office and forgot to ask him why do we need to sign a consent form before getting the covid vaccine. This is a genuine question of mine and of course I forgot to ask, lol  
Maybe someone reading can provide an answer for me?  
TIA!

Here is what the form says about consent:  
 
I have read and understood the fact sheet(s) regarding the risks and benefits of the vaccine that I am consenting be administered to the above named person as per section A. My consent applies to all doses of the vaccine necessary to complete the series up to one year. I have had the opportunity to ask questions about the vaccine(s) which were answered to my satisfaction  
 
On the same form you are also asked for consent to collect demographic information.  
 
Take a look at the form here: https://www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/vaccine/resources.html  
 
Edited by MalcolmFraser, 2021-09-08 09:34:58

The simple answer is that it's a medical procedure, and because our medical system operates on the principal of informed consent, you need to sign a consent form.  
 
I've signed tons of consents for different things over the past couple of years for myself and my children, including my daughter's vaccines (Hep, HPV etc).

and the link.  
I always thought that you had to sign a consent form to waive liability for the gov't and the drug makers?

I don't think the consent form has that particular clause in it. I don't recall ever reading anything like that in all the consent forms I've signed. They are very clear generally that there are risks associated with it (as part of informed consent), but beyond that I wouldn't interpret anything into that.  
 
The laws in Canada are different from the US etc that somewhat protects the drug companies from lawsuits. The burden of proof is much higher, and you have to demonstrate willful negligence I believe. It helps here that we have better social safety nets and the health care cost burden isn't the same. We have a child that had serious adverse reactions to routine vaccines in infancy, and it never occurred to us to sue the manufacturer as all our costs were covered via social programming, and we continue to benefit from those same programs.

as a mom you have more experience with vaccines, consent forms, just like I guess my mom did!  
Glad that we don't sue like other countries do over anything but I'm sure there are individuals here too that do such things.

They don’t have to say they are not taking responsibility. They make sure you sign saying you understand the benefits and the risks that they are aware of. You are assuming the risk when you sign.

-unlike the US, Canada has a vaccine injury support program.  
 
https://vaccineinjurysupport.ca/en