United States: Fourth Time's The Charm? Amended HHS Declaration Expands Application Of PREP Act Immunity And Preemption For COVID-19 Response - Ropes & Gray LLP

On December 3, 2020, Secretary Alex Azar (the "Secretary") of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") issued the fourth amendment to his previously issued declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act ("PREP") Act for medical countermeasures against COVID-19 (the "Declaration").