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COVID-19 Update: HHS Issues Omnibus Advisory Opinion Regarding PREP Immunity

The HHS Office of the General Counsel has released an important Advisory Opinion that provides insight regarding the interpretation and application of the Secretary’s March 17, 2020 Declaration, which is retroactively effective beginning February 4, 2020. (HL Pulse discussion here).  The Declaration provides immunity to certain individuals and entities for liability against “all claims for … Continue reading

FDA and NIH finalize clinical trial protocol template

On May 2, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and The National Institutes of Health (“NIH”), through the NIH-FDA Joint Leadership Council, released the final version of a clinical trial protocol template in an effort to assist investigators conducting clinical trials and to create cost and time efficiencies in the medical product development … Continue reading
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