COVID-19 Vaccination Approvals: A Legal and Bioethical Framework - McDermott Will & Emery

COVID-19 Vaccination Approvals: A Legal and Bioethical Framework

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Overview


“On February 24, 2022, the American Health Law Association (AHLA) will be hosting a webinar, “COVID-19 Vaccination Approvals: A Legal and Bioethical Framework.” The program will focus, among other things, on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) vaccine approval process, how the practice of medicine permits off label uses for FDA-approved products (but not Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA)), the challenges of operating within the confines of an EUA, and other life sciences aspects of using pharmaceuticals to quell the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper provides a prelude synopsis of these topics.”