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Prep Act Declaration Emboldens Drug And Device Industry To Innovate In The Face Of A Growing Crisis

COVID-19 is, quite literally, putting the medical supply industry to the test. Manufacturers are being pushed to develop novel products like therapies and vaccines to combat the disease as quickly as ...
Reuters

PREP Act civil liability immunity: a public health emergency defense of rare applicability

June 16, 2021 - The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) permits the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue a PREP Act declaration. A PREP Act ...
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HHS Issues New Guidance on PREP Act Immunity When Prescribing, Administering, or Dispensing Drugs and Devices for COVID-19

On April 14, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an Advisory Opinion, 1 which provided additional clarification on immunity provided under the Public Readiness and Emergency ...
Law

The PREP Act: Expanding Immunity Against COVID-19 Liabilities

Health-care providers, frontline responders, manufacturers, distributors, and others involved in the fight against COVID-19 should be comforted by the legal protections afforded by the Public ...