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The document is an amendment issued by the Acting Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act. This amendment expands the list of people who can prescribe, dispense, and administer COVID-19 countermeasures by including federal employees, contractors, and volunteers. These individuals will receive liability protection as they assist in the national COVID-19 vaccination program. The amendment also ensures that any conflicting state laws are preempted to allow a quicker and more extensive rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations.

This document from the Department of Health and Human Services makes corrections to previous notices related to COVID-19 countermeasures. The corrections address technical errors in two amendments to a declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act, which provides liability protections for certain individuals involved in the distribution and administration of COVID-19 countermeasures. Specifically, it clarifies the effective time periods for liability protections, beginning on February 2, 2021, for the Fifth Amendment, and on February 16, 2021, for the Sixth Amendment, both lasting through October 1, 2024.