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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>67659</law_id><section_number>59.1-534</section_number><catch_line>Proclamation of influenza vaccine shortage</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="59.1">Trade and Commerce</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="48">Influenza Vaccine Price Gouging</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>In the event of an existing or threatened <span class="dictionary">influenza vaccine</span> shortage due to an abnormal market disruption or other extraordinary adverse circumstance, the Governor may <span class="dictionary">issue</span> an executive <span class="dictionary">order</span> proclaiming that an <span class="dictionary">influenza vaccine</span> shortage exists. Prior to issuing such a proclamation, the Governor shall consult with the State Health Commissioner. An executive <span class="dictionary">order</span> proclaiming that an <span class="dictionary">influenza vaccine</span> shortage exists shall not be issued unless the Governor determines that:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The amount of <span class="dictionary">influenza vaccine</span> available for administration in the Commonwealth is not reasonably sufficient to provide influenza vaccinations to those persons residing in the Commonwealth who are in primary target groups recommended for annual influenza vaccination in accordance with the most recently available recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the federal Department of Health and Human Services&#x2019; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and <a id="paragraph-245118" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-534/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Price gouging with respect to <span class="dictionary">influenza vaccine</span> is occurring or is likely to occur as the proximate result of the <span class="dictionary">influenza vaccine</span> shortage. <a id="paragraph-245119" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-534/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2005, c. 861.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
