Delaware § 3137 Vaccination and treatment during public health emergency

Delaware Statutes

§ 3137 — Vaccination and treatment during public health emergency

Delaware § 3137

JurisdictionDelaware

Title20

PartCivil Defense

Ch. 31EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

Subch.Public Health Emergencies

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 20, § 3137 (2026).

Text

During a state of emergency, the public health authority may exercise, for such period as the state of emergency exists, the following emergency powers:

(1)To direct vaccination of persons as protection against infectious disease and to prevent the spread of contagious or possibly contagious disease. a. Vaccination may be performed by any qualified person authorized to do so by the public health authority. b. A vaccine to be administered must not be such as is reasonably likely to lead to serious harm to the affected individual. c. To prevent the spread of contagious or possibly contagious disease, the public health authority may isolate or quarantine, subject to § 3136 of this title, persons who are unable or unwilling for reasons of health, religion or conscience to undergo vaccinat

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During a state of emergency, the public health authority may exercise, for such period as the state of emergency exists, the following emergency powers:

(1) To direct vaccination of persons as protection against infectious disease and to prevent the spread of contagious or possibly contagious disease.

a. Vaccination may be performed by any qualified person authorized to do so by the public health authority.

b. A vaccine to be administered must not be such as is reasonably likely to lead to serious harm to the affected individual.

c. To prevent the spread of contagious or possibly contagious disease, the public health authority may isolate or quarantine, subject to § 3136 of this title, persons who are unable or unwilling for reasons of health, religion or conscience to undergo vaccination pursuant to this section.

(2) To direct treatment of persons exposed to or infected with disease.

a. Treatment may be administered by any qualified person authorized to do so by the public health authority.

b. Treatment must not be such as is reasonably likely to lead to serious harm to the affected individual.

c. To prevent the spread of contagious or possibly contagious disease, the public health authority may isolate or quarantine, subject to § 3136 of this title, persons who are unable or unwilling for reasons of health, religion or conscience to undergo treatment pursuant to this section.