Western New York Energy (WNYE), New York's first and largest operational ethanol facility, has adapted operations to supply distillers, manufacturing, technology, and personal care corporations across the Northeast and Canada with ethanol to produce 80% antiseptic alcohol sanitizer amidst the COVID pandemic. The plant is producing over 100,000 gallons a day of tech-grade … [Read more...] about New York’s Largest Biofuel Plant Supplies Ethanol for Sanitizer to U.S., Canadian Corporations as Novel Coronavirus Persists
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA takes further steps to help mitigate supply interruptions of food and medical products
The following is attributed to FDA Commissioner Stephen M. Hahn, M.D. During this COVID-19 pandemic, the FDA is working around the clock to make sure that Americans have access to safe food and medical products. The agency is continuously examining the global supply chain to identify any concerns and assess the availability of the products Americans need most. We are also … [Read more...] about Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA takes further steps to help mitigate supply interruptions of food and medical products
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Continues to Facilitate Access to Crucial Medical Products, Including Ventilators
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took significant action to help increase the availability of ventilators and accessories, as well as other respiratory devices, during the COVID-19 pandemic to support patients with respiratory failure or difficulty breathing. "The FDA's new actions will mean America can make more ventilators during this crisis," said Health and … [Read more...] about Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Continues to Facilitate Access to Crucial Medical Products, Including Ventilators
Reps. Maloney and Nadler Lead NYC Delegation Request for $4B in Federal Assistance for Nonprofit Museums
Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) and Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), today were joined by members of the New York City Delegation in requesting that Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy include $4 billion in federal assistance for the nonprofit museum industry in the next coronavirus recovery package. New York City is home to more than 100 nonprofit … [Read more...] about Reps. Maloney and Nadler Lead NYC Delegation Request for $4B in Federal Assistance for Nonprofit Museums
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Issues first Emergency Use Authorization for Point of Care Diagnostic
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the first emergency use authorization for a point-of-care COVID-19 diagnostic for the Cepheid Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 test. "The test we're authorizing today will be able to provide Americans with results within hours, rather than days like the existing tests, and the company plans to roll it out by March 30, which is an … [Read more...] about Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Issues first Emergency Use Authorization for Point of Care Diagnostic
The RV Industry Donates Vehicles to Assist Coronavirus Response
As the country’s healthcare system grapples with surge capacity amidst the coronavirus outbreak, recreation vehicle manufacturers have offered to donate RVs to help hospital and other providers combat the growing pandemic. In a letter to Vice President Mike Pence, who leads the Coronavirus Task Force, the industry group for RV makers said they planned to donate RVs for use in … [Read more...] about The RV Industry Donates Vehicles to Assist Coronavirus Response
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Continues to Facilitate Development of Treatments
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration continues to play a critical role in the multifaceted all-of-government response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes, among other things, facilitating medical countermeasures to treat and prevent the disease, and surveilling the medical product and food supply chains for potential shortages or disruptions and helping to mitigate such … [Read more...] about Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Continues to Facilitate Development of Treatments
AIDS Healthcare Foundation Offers Emergency Facility for COVID-19 Patients; Applauds Gov. Newsom’s Crisis Response
Following a statewide call to action by CA Governor Gavin Newsom, AIDS Healthcare Foundation is offering a 74-room motel that it has recently purchased, but not yet leased out as homeless housing, to federal, state, or local officials to temporarily house coronavirus patients Following a statewide call to action by Governor Newsom, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is … [Read more...] about AIDS Healthcare Foundation Offers Emergency Facility for COVID-19 Patients; Applauds Gov. Newsom’s Crisis Response
Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley Moves All Courses Online Until Further Notice
Carnegie Mellon University Silicon Valley (CMU-SV) is moving to remote teaching until further notice in response to increasing cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the County of Santa Clara, California. CMU's Silicon Valley location is currently on spring break, and remote teaching will begin on Monday, March 16. CMU-SV will continue ongoing operations and will allow … [Read more...] about Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley Moves All Courses Online Until Further Notice
Wake Up World – Get Tested Today for Coronavirus COVID-19
Rapid Dx encourages all local communities globally to have their diagnostic clinics test immediately for COVID-19 to contain the spread into the general population. Rapid Dx for Life is currently selling the CE-IVD Logix Smart™ Coronavirus Disease COVID-19 qPCR detection kit to diagnostic labs, hospitals, governments, and companies in areas that accept a CE marking as valid … [Read more...] about Wake Up World – Get Tested Today for Coronavirus COVID-19
Delaware Details Preparations for Potential Spread of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is actively taking steps to prepare for community spread of the coronavirus disease known as COVID-19, as well as providing information to Delawareans about the actions they can take now to make preparations. To date, no one in Delaware has tested positive for COVID-19. “While the CDC’s comments this week indicate heightened … [Read more...] about Delaware Details Preparations for Potential Spread of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
Delaware Resident Tests Negative for 2019 Novel Coronavirus
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is providing an update regarding its investigation into a potential case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in a Delaware resident. Test results from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) came back negative for the virus. There is no other person in Delaware under investigation at this time. “We continue to learn more … [Read more...] about Delaware Resident Tests Negative for 2019 Novel Coronavirus
Press Briefing by Members of the President’s Coronavirus Task Force
SECRETARY AZAR: Well, good afternoon, everyone. I’m Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Chairman of the President’s Task Force on the Novel Coronavirus. I’m going to start by turning things over to Dr. Robert Redfield, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to discuss the current situation on the novel coronavirus. Dr. … [Read more...] about Press Briefing by Members of the President’s Coronavirus Task Force
Novel Coronavirus Spread Spurs CDC Foundation Emergency Response Fund Activation; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Donates $1 Million
In recent weeks, a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was detected in Wuhan City, China, and the virus has spread to a growing number of countries, including the United States. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is taking aggressive public health measures to help protect the health of Americans, including requesting that the CDC Foundation activate its … [Read more...] about Novel Coronavirus Spread Spurs CDC Foundation Emergency Response Fund Activation; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Donates $1 Million
AHF Urges WHO to Immediately Declare Novel Coronavirus an International Health Emergency
With the deadly novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) originating in China and spreading to fifteen other countries, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) urges the World Health Organization (WHO) to immediately declare the virus a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). “It is absurd that WHO does not consider the new coronavirus an international threat,” said AHF … [Read more...] about AHF Urges WHO to Immediately Declare Novel Coronavirus an International Health Emergency
Coronavirus Pandemic Possible, Warns Physicians for Civil Defense
For the first time since 1949, outbound transportation from a provincial capital in China is being shut down, in response to an outbreak of a novel coronavirus infection, reports the Washington Post, in the middle of the busiest travel season of the year. About 400 million people are expected to be in transit before Lunar New Year's Day. Human-to-human transmission of this … [Read more...] about Coronavirus Pandemic Possible, Warns Physicians for Civil Defense
At Times of Viral Global Outbreaks Like the Coronavirus, Ontario’s Overcrowded, Underfunded Hospitals Severely Disadvantaged
Ontario’s overcrowded, understaffed and underfunded hospitals are already challenged under the strain of a growing and aging population and as a result they are “severely disadvantaged at times of viral global outbreaks, like the Coronavirus now spread to North America from China,” says Michael Hurley the president of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU). “Today, … [Read more...] about At Times of Viral Global Outbreaks Like the Coronavirus, Ontario’s Overcrowded, Underfunded Hospitals Severely Disadvantaged