Alice in Vaccineland
A new meme and some information on the PREP Act. Need immunity? This Act's for you!
"I don’t think they play at all fairly," Alice began, in rather a complaining tone, "and they all quarrel so dreadfully one can’t hear oneself speak—and they don’t seem to have any rules in particular; at least, if there are, nobody attends to them—"
— Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Regarding the PREP Act
Here's what HHS.gov says about the PREP Act[new]:
The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Secretary) to issue a PREP Act declaration. The declaration provides immunity from 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 liability, and is different from, and not dependent on, other emergency declarations.[emphasis mine]
It's all making sense now, but of course the Queen had no intention of explaining this to Alice.
This is from the Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 92 / Friday, May 12, 2023 / Notices (pdf). It's on page 30770.
I am also amending section XII of the Declaration to extend the time period of PREP Act coverage through December 31, 2024 to Qualified Persons who are licensed pharmacists to order and administer, and pharmacy interns and qualified pharmacy technicians to administer, Covered Countermeasures that are COVID–19 vaccines, seasonal influenza vaccines, and COVID–19 tests regardless of any federal agreement related to manufacturing, distribution, administration or use of these Covered Countermeasures and regardless of any federal, regional, state or local emergency Declaration or other limitations on distribution stated in section VII of the Declaration. Extending the time period for PREP Act coverage for licensed pharmacists, pharmacy interns, and qualified technicians allows for continued access by the recipient Population to Covered Countermeasures that are COVID–19 vaccines, seasonal influenza vaccines and COVID–19 tests.[emphasis mine]
In the same document there is this:
I am now amending section I of the Declaration to update the determination of a public health emergency to state that COVID–19 presents a credible risk of a future public health emergency.[emphasis mine]
Remember, the date of this document is May 12, 2023...I thought the pandemic was over?
I guess this is the document that just keeps on giving:
I am also amending section VII of the Declaration to add a new limitation on distribution to provide coverage under this PREP Act Declaration through December 31, 2024 for manufacturing, distribution, administration and use of Covered Countermeasures that are COVID–19 vaccines licensed by FDA[, and any FDA approved or cleared in vitro diagnostic product or other device used to treat, diagnose, cure, prevent, or mitigate COVID–19, or the transmission of SARS–CoV–2 or a virus mutating therefrom regardless of any federal agreement related to manufacturing, distribution, administration or use of the vaccines or devices, and regardless of any federal, regional, state, or local emergency Declaration. This extended PREP Act coverage is intended to ensure that COVID–19 vaccines and devices remain eligible for coverage under the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program and to ensure consistency in coverage for approved/cleared and authorized devices.[emphasis mine]
Check out Baliwick News and Katherine Watt[new] who alerted me to the above information. Her Substack is very interesting.
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