The PREP Act also authorizes a fund to provide compensation to eligible individuals who suffer specified injuries from administration or use of a countermeasure pursuant to the declaration. Any requests for compensation must be filed within one year of administration or use of the countermeasure...Again, the PREP Act is theexclusiveFederal remedy for certain H1N1 countermeasure-related injuries.
The US government provides additional information here. Who gets a waiver of liability in the event of injury from swine flu vaccines or drugs?
Manufacturers of countermeasures;
Distributors of countermeasures;
Program planners of countermeasures (i.e., individuals and entities involved in planning and administering programs for distribution of a countermeasure);
Qualified persons who prescribe, administer, or dispense countermeasures (i.e., healthcare and other providers); and
HRSA grantees should strongly encourag e health care workers to receive the Novel H1N1 vaccination. Grantees should employ strategies to increase the rates of vaccination for their health care personnel such as waiving administration fees for health care personnel, providing educational materials (such as Vaccine Information Statements; see Item #16), sending reminder messages, holding informational staff meetings, monitoring employee participation in the vaccination initiative, and employing declination forms such as the one at www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4068.pdf . To the extent they are able, HRSA grantees are encouraged to become integrated into their local response plans and participate in local planning meetings and preparedness exercises. A comprehensive community mitigation plan that can be implemented while the Novel H1N1 vaccine is being developed can be found at www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/community/commitigation.html#app4
The US government provides additional information here. Who gets a waiver of liability in the event of injury from swine flu vaccines or drugs?
Why did so many health care facilities, all at once, demand mandatory vaccinations of employees? Maybe it was because the DHHS was providing a strong "behind the scenes" push: