Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act

The PREP Act authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (“Secretary”) to issue a declaration (“PREP Act declaration”) that provides immunity from tort liability (except for willful misconduct) for claims of loss caused, arising out of, relating to, or resulting from administration or use of countermeasures to diseases, threats and conditions determined by the Secretary to constitute a present, or credible risk of a future public health emergency to entities and individuals involved in the development, manufacture, testing, distribution, administration, and use of such countermeasures.  A PREP Act declaration is specifically for the purpose of providing immunity from tort liability, and is different from, and not dependent on, other emergency declarations.

Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP) Act Declarations

• H5N1 Pandemic Influenza Vaccine - January 26, 2007- Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP) Act Declaration
• Amendment to H5N1 Pandemic Influenza Vaccine - November 30,  2007- Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP) Act Declaration
• Amendment to Pandemic Influenza Vaccine (to add H2, H6, H7, H9) – October 17, 2008- Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP) Act Declaration
  
  
• Anthrax Countermeasures -  October 1, 2008- Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP) Act Declaration
• Botulism Countermeasures - October 17, 2008- Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP) Act Declaration
• Pandemic Antiviral Countermeasures - October 17, 2008- Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP) Act Declaration
• Small Pox Countermeasures - October 17, 2008- Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP) Act Declaration
• Acute Radiation Syndrome Countermeasures - October 17, 2008- Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP) Act Declaration
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