On Monday, November 15, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) repealed a policy established by the Trump administration that directed the FDA not to...more
On April 13, 2021, Ontario announced that in Phase 2 of its COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan it will provide vaccines to those 18 and over via mass immunization clinics, mobile teams, and pop-up clinics in highly impacted...more
References to Operation Warp Speed (OWS) have been present throughout our coverage of the ethical questions related to the development and distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine. In fact, OWS is part of a broader public-private...more
On September 16, 2020, the Trump Administration issued, for the first time, a planning framework for allocation and distribution of an eventual COVID-19 vaccine (the Federal Distribution Strategy). After briefly summarizing...more
Ohio Mental Health & Addiction Services (OMHAS) has issued guidance to support Ohio opioid treatment programs (OTPs) in light of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak....more
Makers, distributors, program planners and administering entities of coronavirus (COVID-19) countermeasures are protected from liability under a declaration issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...more
The pharmaceutical and biotech industries are assessing how the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic may impact business operations. Presently, most countries have confirmed cases of COVID-19 and thousands of people have had...more
The US Food and Drug Administration is working to facilitate emergency use authorization for coronavirus (COVID-19) medical devices, including diagnostic tests and respirators, while also working with the Federal Trade...more
Healthcare providers have special concerns for their employees during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) global health emergency....more
At the end of last week, the World Health Organisation (WHO) upgraded the global risk assessment of the novel coronavirus to "very high." This comes shortly after the United Kingdom saw its first fatality as a result of...more