Chief acknowledges overstating treatment effect. The Food and Drug Administration announced that it had gone too far in promoting the treatment effects of convalescent plasma in fighting against…
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TSA Increasing Passenger Protections
Taking action to help prevent coronavirus transmission. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced Wednesday that it is implementing a number of new measures to better protect employees and…
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White House Streamlines COVID Response
All new data to be sent directly to the Department of Health and Human Services In an effort to better understand the current status of the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Nursing Home COVID-19 Testing to Increase and Accelerate
HHS announces initiative for rapid tests. At President Trump’s behest, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is authorizing the distribution of rapid point-of-care tests, approved by…
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Operation Warp Speed Announced by President Trump
Seeks to have COVID-19 vaccine by January. Late last week, President Trump announced the new initiative by the White House to focus resources to find a vaccine for…
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President Taking Antimalaria Drug as Preventative
He revealed he has been taking hydroxychloroquine for about ten days. On Monday, President Trump revealed to reporters that he is taking the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in an…
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NIH Announces Timeline for COVID-19 Vaccinations
Although a “very bold plan,” Director Collins feels optimistic. On Thursday, the National Institute of Health Director Francis Collins discussed the newly-announced projection of what Americans can expect…
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Convalescent Plasma Safe Treatment, Study Shows
Found effective in 5,000 patients across the country. A team of researchers at Mayo Clinic, Michigan State University and Johns Hopkins University studied thousands of COVID-19 patients who…
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Experts Testify on COVID-19 before Senate Committee
Provide extensive information on treatments, economy, and health statistics. A group of respected, experienced researchers spoke to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Government Affairs last week. These…
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White House to Coordinate Distribution of Experimental Drug
Planned effort to prevent bidding wars over COVID-19 treatment, Remdesivir. The company that developed the first drug that tested successfully for COVID-19 recovery, Gilead Sciences, plans to donate…
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