U.S. Food and Drug Administration Coronavirus COVID-19 Update - - Daily Roundup May 28, 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Daily Roundup May 28, 2020| site |



(May 28, 2020) - - Today (May 28, 2020), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the following information:

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic:

• The FDA issued an Emergency Use Authorization for the Stryker Sustainability Solutions (SSS) VHP N95 Respirator Decontamination System

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Awards $15 Million to Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic in Rural Tribal Communities| site |



(May 28, 2020) - - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published (today) the following information: Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded $15 million to 52 Tribes, Tribal organizations, urban Indian health organizations, and other h...

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updates COVID-19 Transmission Webpage to Clarify Information about Types of Spread| site |



(May 22, 2020) - - Today (May 22, 2020), The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the following information: CDC actively reviews our website to make sure the content is accessible and clear for all types of audiences. As a result of one such review, edits were made to the organization of the COVID-19 transmissio...

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Provides Promised Transparency for Coronavirus COVID-19 Antibody Tests| site |



(May 21, 2020) - - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published today (May 21, 2020) the following information:

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted a list of antibody tests that are being removed from the “notification list” of tests being offered under the Policy for Coronavirus Disease-2019 Tests During the Public Health...

Federal Communications Commission Approves Seventh Set of COVID-19 Telehealth Program Applications | site |


Commission Continues Approving Telehealth Funding During Coronavirus Pandemic, Surpasses $50 Million in Total Funding


(May 20, 2020) - - Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published the following information: WASHINGTON, May 20, 2020—The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau today approved an additional ...

Newsweek Article suggests that Coronavirus COVID-19 may have been Created with aid of U.S. Dollars | site |



Article says China lab received millions of U.S. Dollars for bat disease research


April 30, 2020 - - The publication Newsweek suggested in an April 28, 2020 article that the Coronavirus COVID-19 may have been created in a China lab in which the research was partially funded by millions of U.S. Dollars.

The article, titled, "Dr. Fauci...

U.S. Department of Education’s COVID-19 Conference Call with Higher Education Stakeholders | site |




(March 31, 2020) - - Today, the U.S. Department of Education published the following information:

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, along with several senior Department officials, held a conference call today with higher education leaders to provide an update on the Trump Administration’s whole-of-government response to the coronavirus...

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Expedites Review of Diagnostic Tests to Combat COVID-19 | site |




(March 30, 2020) - - Today (March 30, 2020), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the following information:

March 30, 2020

Statement From:

Commissioner of Food and Drugs - Food and Drug Administration

Stephen M. Hahn M.D.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

U.S. Health and Human Services accepts Donations of Medicine to Strategic National Stockpile as Possible Treatments for COVID-19 Patients | site |




FDA issues emergency use authorization for donated hydroxychloroquine sulfate, chloroquine phosphate


(March 29, 2020) - - Today (March 29, 2020), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published the following information: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today accep...

HHS Provides $100 Million to Help U.S. Healthcare Systems Prepare For COVID-19 Patients | site |




(March 24, 2020) - - Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published the following information:

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (HHS ASPR) today announced it will provide $100 million to aid U.S. healthcare systems in preparing quickly for a surge in...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Awards $100 Million to Health Centers for COVID-19 Response | site |




(March 24, 2020) - - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published (today) the following information: Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded $100 million to 1,381 health centers across the country with funding provided by the Coronavirus...

Readout of the U.S. Department of Education's COVID-19 Conference Call with K-12 Stakeholders | site |




(March 20, 2020) - - Today (March 20, 2020), the U.S. Department of Education published the following information:

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Education and other federal partners held a conference call today with K-12 education leaders representing all 50 states and two territories to discuss the Administration's whole-of-government response...

U.S. Office of Personnel Management Issues Flexibility to the Department of Veterans Affairs to Combat COVID-19 | site |




(March 20, 2020) - - Today (March 20, 2020), the U.S. Office of Personnel Management published the following information:

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has delegated authority to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue dual compensation reduction waivers, enabling the VA to quickly...

Health and Human Services and Department of Defense Coordinate International Airlift of COVID-19 Supplies | site |



(March 20, 2020) - - Today (March 20, 2020), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published the following information: On Thursday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Defense (DOD) coordinated an emergency international airlift of 500,000 swabs and sample kits used in the COVID-19 testing process in ...

Coronavirus COVID-19 Update - - - FDA provides Update on Patient Access to certain REMS Drugs during COVID-19 Public Health Emergency | site |




(March 22, 2020) - - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published today (March 22, 2020) the following information:

Today, as part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s ongoing efforts to address the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), the agency issued a new guidance to sponsors and healthcare...