Overview
This intensive, online training allows participants to explore the legal implications that may arise following the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approval or authorization of one or more COVID-19 vaccine. The training will include topical presentations and discussion of various potential vaccine-related legal and policy issues.
Faculty-led presentations will cover: COVID-19 legal issues and the legal framework for vaccine requirements; federal- vs. state-based vaccine mandates as well as requirements by employers, schools, etc.; federal vaccine injury compensation programs for routine vaccinations vs. vaccines as public health countermeasures (e.g., COVID-19 vaccines); and vaccine liability protections.
Learning Objectives
- Identify COVID-19 legal issues and the legal framework for vaccine requirements
- Understand federal vs. state-based vaccine mandates as well as requirements by employers, schools, etc.
