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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization to Decontaminate Millions of N95 Respirators
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) that has the potential to decontaminate approximately 4 million N95 or N95-equivalent respirators per day in the U.S. for reuse by health care workers in hospital settings. "Our nation's health care workers are among the many heroes of this pandemic and we need to do everything we can to increase … [Read more...] about Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization to Decontaminate Millions of N95 Respirators
COVID-19: Sanofi to donate 100 million doses of hydroxychloroquine across 50 countries
As of today, Sanofi has committed to donating 100 million doses of hydroxychloroquine to 50 countries around the world, and has begun to progressively deliver the medicine to authorities that have requested it. Hydroxychloroquine donation In this global health emergency, Sanofi stands ready to assist as many countries as possible, starting with countries where its medicine is … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Sanofi to donate 100 million doses of hydroxychloroquine across 50 countries
US Mattress Manufacturers Provide Thousands of Medical Relief Mattresses with Capacity to Produce More Than 400,000 Weekly During the COVID-19 Crisis
The International Sleep Products Association (ISPA) today announced that US mattress manufacturing facilities across the country are working hard to produce and deliver mattresses and other critical products to fellow Americans in need. "When the pandemic began, the International Sleep Products Association surveyed its members to determine how the industry could help … [Read more...] about US Mattress Manufacturers Provide Thousands of Medical Relief Mattresses with Capacity to Produce More Than 400,000 Weekly During the COVID-19 Crisis
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
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
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 offering … [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