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Can Children Consent to the COVID Vaccine? The Case of Foster Care and Juvenile Justice

Bill of Health

Despite pediatric COVID-19 vaccine availability, many youth remain unvaccinated , and are thus at higher risk of life-altering outcomes as a result of contracting COVID-19. [1]. Youth in the foster care system and those who are justice-involved face additional challenges during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary 3 | Monthly Update 2021

SQA

Commission Extends Transparency and Authorization Mechanism for Exports of COVID-19 Vaccines, 11 March 2021. The EC has extended until the end of June 2021 the transparency and authorization mechanism for COVID-19 vaccine exports. The mechanism provides for authorizations of exports of COVID-19 vaccines outside the EU.

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PREP Act Immunity: Baghikian v. Providence Health & Servs.

Drug & Device Law

6, 2024), the Central District of California looked at the PREP Act in the usual context in which we deal with preemption: A tort lawsuit (involving product liability and related state law tort claims) against a medical product manufacturer (here, the manufacturers of the COVID 19 antiviral medications remdesivir and tocilizumab).