PREP Act and COVID-19 Vaccinations
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 Individuals and organizations that want to play a role in administering countermeasures to combat a disease or combat a public health emergency, such as COVID-19, worry about the potential legal exposure. The choice to cooperate with a local public health department, for example, to establish closed “point of dispensary” or “POD” to administer COVID-19 vaccines is not an easy one, particularly if there is unlimited liability. Fortunately, the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act (42 U.S.C. § 247d-6d) authorizes the Secretary of th...
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