Does the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2005 provide immunity to medical providers for acts and omissions not directly related to a covered countermeasure?

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Does the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2005, 42 U.S.C. §§ 247d-6d, 247d6e (the “PREP Act”), immunize medical providers from liability for acts and omissions that do not involve “a “covered countermeasure” under the PREP Act? 2. Does administering a “covered countermeasure” at some point during treatment automatically immunize a medical provider against liability for unrelated acts and omissions? (i) ii LIST OF ALL PARTIES The petitioners are Gavin de Becker, in his individual capacity, and Brian de Becker, as the representative of their father Hal de Becker’s estate. The respondents are UHS of Delaware, Inc., which does business in Nevada as Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center (“Desert Springs Medical Center”). Though the complaint also alleged claims against three doctors who oversaw Hal’s treatment, those claims are not at issue in this petition.