State-licensed pharmacists and pharmacy interns won’t be held liable for harms caused by administering vaccines to children under a regulatory change by the HHS.
The Department of Health and Human Services expanded the liability shield initially given to drug and device manufacturers working on ways to combat Covid-19. Pharmacists and pharmacy interns will now be protected from claims arising from the use of countermeasures for Covid-19 as well as other diseases or conditions that may have been caused by the virus, according to a notice filed Thursday in the Federal Register.
The HHS announced Wednesday that pharmacists will be allowed ...