16 September 2010

<= span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sa= ns-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act includes specific countermeasures for Anthrax, Botulism, Smallpox, Acute Radiation Syndrome and Pandemic Influenza<= /b>.

According to the current (16 Sept 2010) US government website homepage for the Public Readiness and Emergency Prepared= ness (PREP) Act (www.hrsa.gov/gethealthcare/conditions/counterme= asurescomp/prepact.html) the following explanation is provided for the PREP Act.

Afterwards, to emphasize the importance of the PREP Act covering specific countermeasur= es, the list is provided of all current declarations and specific covered countermeasures for Anthrax, Botulism, Smallpox, Acute Radiation syndrome, = and Pandemic Influenza, as provided (below) at: www.hrsa.gov/gethealthcare/conditions/countermeasurescomp/coveredcountermea= sures.html

“The PREP Act provides compensation to individuals for serious physical injuries= or deaths from pandemic, epidemic, or security countermeasures identified in a declaration issued by the Secretary pursuant to section 319F-3(b) of the Pu= blic Health Service Act (PHS Act) (42 U.S.C. 247d-6d). The PREP Act which is a p= art of the “Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations = to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act of 2006” (PL 109-148), was enacted on December 30, 2005, and confers bro= ad liability protections on covered persons, as defined in section 319F-3(i)(2= ) of the PHS Act, and compensation to individuals injured by the receipt of cove= red countermeasures, as defined in section 319F-3(i)(1) of the PHS Act, in the event of designated public health emergencies.”

“Following are all current declarations:

Pandemic Influenza Vaccines – or (PDF - 60 KB): Notice of amendment to the September 28, 2009 Republished Declaration under the Public Readiness a= nd Emergency Preparedness Act. Federal Register notice, 3/5/2010. Note: Includ= ed is a controlling republication of the five previously published pandemic influenza declarations:

      Pandemic Influenza Vaccines—Amendment or (PDF - 54 KB): Notice of first amendment to the June 15, 2009 Republish= ed Declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act. Federal Register notice, 10/05/2009.

      Amendment to H5N1, H2, H6, and H9 Pandemic Influ= enza Vaccines to Add 2009 H1N1 Vaccines: Pandemic Influenza Vaccines--Amendment or (PDF - 54 KB). Federal Register notice, 06/25/2009.

      Amendment to H5N1 Pandemic Influenza Vaccine to = Add H7 and H9 Subtypes: Amendment to January 26, 2007 Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act or (PDF - 57 KB). Federal Register notice, 11/30/2007

      Amendment to Pandemic Influenza Vaccine to Add H2 and H6 Subtypes: Pandemic Countermeasures Amendment to H5N1 Declaration Under= the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act or (PDF - 52 KB). Federal Register notice, 10/17/2008<= /p>
      H5N1 Pandemic Influenza Vaccine: Pandemic Countermeasures; Declaration Under the Public Readi= ness and Emergency Preparedness Act or (PDF - 50 KB). Federal Register notice, 02/01/2007

Amendment to Pandemic Antiviral Countermeasures = to Add H1N1 Virus under Category of Disease: Pandemic Influenza Antivirals--Amendment or (PDF - 51 KB) Federal Register notice, 06/19/2009

Addition of the Pandemic Antiviral Peramivir as a Covered Countermeasure: Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for the Influenza Antiviral Peramivir or (PDF - 49 KB). Federal Register notice, 10/02/2009

Pandemic Influenza Diagnostics, Personal Respira= tory Protection Devices and Respiratory Support Devices (Mechanical Respirators)= : Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act or (PDF - 50 KB). Federal Register notice 12/22/2008

Anthrax Countermeasures: Anthrax Countermeasures: Declaration Under the Public Readin= ess and Emergency Preparedness Act or (PDF - 56 KB). Federal Register notice, 10/06/2008

Botulism Countermeasures: Botulism Countermeasures: Declaration Under the Public Readi= ness and Emergency Preparedness Act or (PDF - 54 KB). Federal Register notice, 10/17/2008

Pandemic Antiviral Countermeasures: Pandemic Countermeasures: Declaration Under the Public Readi= ness and Emergency Preparedness Act or (PDF - 58 KB). Federal Register notice, 10/172008

Smallpox Countermeasures: Smallpox Countermeasures: Declaration Under the Public Readi= ness and Emergency Preparedness Act or (PDF - 51 KB). Federal Register notice, 10/17/2008

Acute Radiation Syndrome Countermeasures: Acute Radiation Syndrome Countermeasures: Declaration Under = the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act or (PDF - 55 KB). Federal Register notice, 10/17/2008”=

Daniel R. Lucey, = MD, MPH

EROne Institutes, Washington Hospital= Center

Adjunct Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Georgetown University Medical<= /st1:PlaceName> Center

Washington, DC

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