What to Know About COVID-19 Tests

People often talk about COVID-19 testing like it means only one thing. But in reality, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has so far granted emergency-use authorization to more than 200 different tests meant to detect a current or past infection from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Most recently, the agency made headlines for approving the first such test......

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UPDATED: Pharma COVID-19 Tracker

The latest coronavirus updates and developments impacting the global pharmaceutical supply chain… 25 August: • AstraZeneca dismisses reports it is in talks with the US government over a potential Emergency Use Authorisation for its COVID-19 vaccine, AZD1222. AstraZeneca “has not discussed emergency use authorization with the US government and it would be premature to speculate on......

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Recommendations for Investigational COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma

August 23, 2020FDA issued an EUA for convalescent plasma on August 23, 2020. Please check back for updates to this page in the near future. FDA has issued guidance to provide recommendations to health care providers and investigators on the administration and study of investigational convalescent plasma collected from individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 (COVID-19 convalescent plasma) during......

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COVID-19: Prevention and control measures in community

Abstract On January 30, 2020, the WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak a public health emergency of international concern and, in March 2020, began to characterize it as a pandemic in order to emphasize the gravity of the situation and urge all countries to take action in detecting infection and preventing spread. Unfortunately, there is no......

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