Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
The Food and Drug Administration released FAQs describing the procedures for importing respirators, face masks, and other personal protective equipment or medical devices for which the agency has issued an emergency use authorization or enforcement discretion policy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The departments of Health and Human Services and Defense will pay Moderna Inc. about $1.5 billion to produce and deliver 100 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate to vaccinate Americans if authorized by the Food and Drug Administration, the agencies announced.
The Department of Health and Human Services announced it has expanded the providers eligible for its Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund 鈥淕eneral Distribution.鈥
COVID-19 has prompted many changes in the way hospitals manage and care for their patients. As hospitals across the nation deal with the ebb and flow of COVID-19 patients and shortages of ICU beds, North Carolina鈥檚 Atrium Health has found a promising solution to increasing their inpatient capacity鈥
This AHA Special Bulletin provides details on the Department of Health and Human Services鈥 announcement that it has expanded the providers eligible for its Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund 鈥淕eneral Distribution.鈥
Thank you for your continued heroic work to care for your communities as our nation battles the COVID-19 pandemic. As you likely know, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has requested that all hospitals report certain data on bed capacity, utilization, personal protective equipment (鈥
The Delaware health system led webinars on COVID-19 safety for barbershops and salons in underserved communities, donated sanitation kits and shared educational materials.
Caregivers at INTEGRIS Health, based in Oklahoma City, are featured in a social media campaign about wearing face masks to slow the spread of COVID-19.
On June 4, Lincoln County Public Health (LCPH) recorded an outbreak of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Newport, Oregon, located about 85 miles southwest of Salem, Oregon. Five of these cases were connected to Pacific Seafood and they immediately began working with LCPH to get their employees tested.
Houston鈥檚 Kindred Healthcare and TIRR Memorial Hermann are among the many post-acute care providers that have incurred increased costs to prepare for and treat COVID-19-positive patients and complex post-COVID-19 patients.