Health and Human Services Extends Covid Vaccine Liability Shield Through 2029

The US Department of Health and Human Services is extending through 2029 liability protections for those producing and administering Covid-19 vaccines, in a move to guard against future potential health emergencies.

The HHS first declared the public health emergency in 2020 in response to the Covid-19 outbreak and continually renewed it up until May 2023. In Tuesday’s notice, however, the HHS noted there remains “a credible risk that COVID-19 may in the future constitute such an emergency.”

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