PV     The Biden administration has quietly extended a controversial pandemic-era policy shielding COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers from facing justice for injuries or deaths caused by their products until 2029 at the earliest.

The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act was initially enacted in 2020, in part to encourage vaccine manufacturers to speed up their research of Covid vaccines without fear of being held legally responsible for life-changing side effects and deaths.

The extension, which had last been renewed in May 2023, also protects healthcare workers and hospitals who provide the shots from being sued.

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