OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY ISSUES NOTICE: NOTICE OF DECLARATION UNDER THE PUBLIC READINESS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ACT FOR MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES AGAINST ANDES VIRUS

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Office of the Secretary has issued a notice called: Notice of Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against Andes Virus.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on May 27 by Robert F. Kennedy Jr, Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Summary: The Secretary is issuing a Declaration pursuant to section 319F-3 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-6d) to provide liability protection for activities related to medical countermeasures against Andes virus consistent with the terms of the Declaration.

For more information, contact L. Paige Ezernack, Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Ser...