To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to include a safe harbor for communication of information with respect to a vaccine authorized for emergency use under such Act that is provided or distributed to a health care provider, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill prohibits using certain communications to establish that a vaccine authorized for emergency use violates specified laws relating to drug safety, such as laws concerning drug misbranding and the authorization of new drugs. Specifically, the bill applies to certain communications about the use of such a vaccine that has been provided to certain health care entities. Such a communication must be (1) neither false nor misleading when measured objectively against the available information at the time; (2) accompanied by certain disclaimers, if required, including a statement identifying any differences between the communicated information and the vaccine's authorized labeling; and (3) based on competent and reliable scientific evidence.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
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President
Introduced Jun 4, 2021
Last action Jun 7, 2021
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Committee
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Jun 7, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Jun 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Jun 4, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
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H. Morgan Griffith
RRepublican
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