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  • 2021-02174 — Fifth Amendment to Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 7872
    Reading Time:about 24 minutes

    The Department of Health and Human Services has issued an amendment to the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act to expand the categories of healthcare professionals who can prescribe, dispense, and administer COVID-19 vaccines. This includes physicians, advanced practice nurses, registered nurses, and practical nurses who held an active license within the last five years. The amendment aims to increase the number of available COVID-19 vaccinators nationwide by granting liability immunity and preempting any state laws that might otherwise restrict these professionals from participating in vaccination efforts. This change is effective as of February 2, 2021, and lasts through October 1, 2024.

    Simple Explanation

    The government wants more people to help give COVID-19 shots, so they are letting some doctors and nurses, even if they haven't worked in a while, give them safely. They are also protecting these helpers so they won't get in trouble if something goes wrong.

  • 2024-29108 — 12th Amendment to Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19
    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 99875
    Reading Time:about 48 minutes

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has extended the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act Declaration related to COVID-19. This extension, effective January 1, 2025, provides liability immunity to certain individuals and organizations involved in developing, manufacturing, distributing, and using medical countermeasures against COVID-19 and related health threats until December 31, 2029. It also clarifies the roles of licensed pharmacists and other healthcare providers in administering vaccines and therapeutics, ensuring continued access to critical medical interventions even after the formal public health emergency has ended.

    Simple Explanation

    The government is giving special permission to people who make or give out medicine for COVID-19 so they don’t get in trouble if something goes wrong, and this will last until the end of 2029. They also made sure pharmacists and doctors can keep giving vaccines and medicines to people even after the big health problem is over.