COVID-19 Vaccine Update: HHS Expands Pool of Eligible Vaccinators under PREP Act | Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On January 28, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Fifth Amendment to HHS’s Declaration under the Public Health Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) that provides liability immunity to certain individuals and entities arising from the manufacturing, distribution, administration or use of medical countermeasures (e.g., therapeutics and vaccines) against COVID-19. According to HHS, the new Secretary of HHS “has determined that there is an urgent need to expand the pool of available COVID...