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  • 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.

  • 2021-01211 — National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: Revisions to the Vaccine Injury Table
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    Type:Rule
    Citation:86 FR 6249
    Reading Time:about 97 minutes

    The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized a rule to modify the Vaccine Injury Table, which relates to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). This new rule removes Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) and vasovagal syncope from the list of injuries eligible for compensation under the VICP. Some members of the public opposed the change, expressing concerns about safety and potential impacts on liability for vaccine administrators. However, HHS argued that these injuries are often due to improper administration techniques rather than the content of the vaccines themselves, and stated that this change aims to ensure that funds are directed to injuries directly caused by vaccines.

    Simple Explanation

    The government changed the rules about which vaccine-related injuries can get money to help people feel better, taking out two types of injuries because they think they usually happen by mistake when giving the shot, not because of the shot itself.

  • 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.