FDA Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: May 12th, 2020
May 12, 2020
Silver Spring, MD – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to take action in the ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic:
The FDA issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for emergency use of the Fresenius Propoven 2% Emulsion to maintain sedation via continuous infusion in patients older than 16 who require mechanical ventilation in an ICU during the COVID-19 Coronavirus public health emergency.
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United States Has Built the World’s Leading Coronavirus Testing System
May 11, 2020
Washington, D.C. – President Donald J. Trump is working tirelessly to ensure that every State, territory, and tribe has the resources they need to meet their testing goals.
The Administration is sending $11 billion to help States, territories, and tribes meet the testing goals set out by their Governors and tribal leaders.
The Federal Government will be sending approximately 12 million swabs to States over the course of May to supplement private sector resources.
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FDA Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: May 8th, 2020
May 8, 2020
Silver Spring, MD – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today continued to take action in the ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic:
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FDA Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: May 5th, 2020
May 5, 2020
Silver Spring, MD – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to take action in the ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic:
A new FDA Voices, Insight into FDA’s Revised Policy on Antibody Tests: Prioritizing Access and Accuracy, explains today’s update to a policy from March 16th, 2020 on antibody tests for COVID-19 Coronavirus.
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Top 10 moments from President Donald Trump’s Virtual Town Hall
May 4, 2020
Washington, D.C. – With the Lincoln Memorial as a backdrop, President Donald rump took questions from Americans for 2 hours last night as part of a Fox News Virtual Town Hall.
“We never had a more beautiful set than this,” the President said.
Together, Americans are beating this Coronavirus. After months of slowing the spread of disease, our country is prepared for the next stage in this fight.
President Donald Trump participates in a FOX News Channel virtual town hall live from the Lincoln Memorial. (White House)
Tennessee COVID-19 Unified Command Group to Launch Mass Testing Strategy of State’s Prison Population and Staff
May 1, 2020
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s Unified Command Group (UCG) is announcing today a mass COVID-19 testing initiative will begin next week for all Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) staff and the inmates in their care.
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Reopening America, One Step at a Time
April 30, 2020
Washington, D.C. – President Donald Trump announced two weeks ago that America had turned a corner in its war on the Coronavirus. “The battle continues,” he said, “but the data suggests that nationwide we have passed the peak on new cases.”
The next day, he unveiled guidelines for states to begin safely reopening our country.
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FDA Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: April 25th, 2020
April 25, 2020
Silver Spring, MD – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic:
Friday, the FDA issued an immediately in effect guidance, Enforcement Policy for Remote Digital Pathology Devices During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency, to help expand the availability of devices for remote reviewing and reporting of scanned digital images of pathology slides during this public health emergency.
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FBI Warns of Emerging Health Care Fraud Schemes Related to COVID-19 Pandemic
April 24, 2020
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning the public about several emerging health care fraud schemes related to the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic.
“Criminals are actively manipulating the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic to their advantage,” said Calvin A. Shivers, assistant director of the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division. “We ask all Americans to remain vigilant to avoid falling victim to these schemes.”
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FDA Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: April 23rd, 2020
April 23, 2020
Silver Spring, MD – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic:
The FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Philips Medizin Systeme Boeblingen GmbH’s IntelliVue Patient Monitors MX750/MX850, IntelliVue 4-Slot Module Rack FMX-4 and IntelliVue Active Displays AD75/AD85, intended to be used by healthcare professionals in the hospital environment for remote monitoring of adult, pediatric and neonate patients having or suspected of having COVID-19 to reduce healthcare provider exposure.
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