President Biden announced the appointment of Dr. Mandy Cohen as director of the CDC
On Jun. 16, 2023, President Biden announced the appointment of Dr. Mandy Cohen as Director of the Centers…
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Labcorp first national laboratory to offer Mpox test
On Jul. 6, 2022, LabCorp announced that it had begun testing for mpox using the U.S. Centers for…
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Labcorp received EUA for first non-prescription at-home collection kit for combined COVID-19, Flu and RSV detection
On May 18, 2022, LabCorp announced the receipt of Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and…
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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Massachusetts, Wyoming, North Carolina, Ohio and North Dakota
On Mar. 30, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the…
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Mandatory masking in schools reduced COVID-19 cases during Delta surge
On Mar. 10, 2022, schools with mandatory masking during the Delta surge had approximately 72% fewer cases of…
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COVID-19 heroes & Remembrance
Our Heroes and Remembrance illustration has Maurice Ralph Hilleman and John Enders, pioneering developers of common vaccines, and…
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Thermo Fisher awarded $192.5 million U.S. government contract to expand domestic pipette tip manufacturing
On Sept. 2, 2021, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced a $192.5 million contract award from the U.S. Department of…
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Quidel announced QuickVue at-home OTC COVID-19 tests to CVS Pharmacy
On Sept. 1, 2021, Quidel announced it will make Quidel’s non-prescription QuickVue® At-Home OTC COVID-19 Test available to…
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OPKO Health completed enrollment in phase 2 trial evaluating RAYALDEE as treatment forsymptomatic COVID-19 outpatients
On Aug. 30, 2021, OPKO announced completion of enrollment in its Phase 2 trial with RAYALDEEﾮ as a…
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Quidel received amended Emergency Use Authorization for new Sofia Q rapid antigen test device
On Jun. 11, 2021, Quidel announced today that it had received an amended Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from…
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Pixel by Labcorp COVID-19 PCR test home collection kits now available nationwide
On Jun. 8, 2021, LabCorp announced that its Pixel COVID-19 PCR Test Home Collection Kits were availavle in…
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Chimerix received U.S. FDA approval for TEMBEXA (brincidofovir) for treatment of smallpox
On Jun. 4, 2021, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Chimerix’s Tembexa (brincidofovir) tablets and oral…
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Labcorp study suggested COVID-19 antibodies remain at least 10 months after infection
On May 24, 2021, LabCorp reported that nearly 87% of naturally infected COVID-19 patients maintained antibodies to SARS-CoV-2…
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Quidel’s QuickVue At-Home OTC COVID-19 Test received EUA for screening use with serial testing
On Mar. 31, 2021, Quidel announced that it had received an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S….
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Scientists found evidence that novel coronavirus infects the mouth’s cells
On Mar. 25, 2021, an international team of scientists announced they had found evidence that SARS-CoV-2 infects cells…
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The U.S. Department of Defense identified more troops to help administer COVID-19 vaccine
On Mar. 10, 2021, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) announced that it had identified additional personnel authorized…
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Chimerix announced FDA acceptance of NDA for brincidofovir as a medical countermeasure for smallpox
On Dec. 7, 2020, Chimerix announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had accepted the filing of a…
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NIH funded community engagement research efforts in areas hardest hit by COVID-19
On Sept. 16, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a $12 million award for outreach and…
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Thermo Fisher Scientific further expanded laboratory plastics production to support COVID-19 testing, therapies and vaccines
On Sept. 15, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced it was investing more than $140 million to further expand…
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OPKO Health initiated clinical trial of RAYALDEE in COVID-19 patients
On Sept. 15, 2020, OPKO Health announce it had initiated a Phase 2 trial with RAYALDEEﾮ as a…
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LabCorp launched first combined test for Covid-19, flu and RSV in time for flu season
On Sept. 8, 2020, LabCorp announced the launch of the first testing method to simultaneously detect COVID-19, influenza…
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INOVIO added Thermo Fisher Scientific to global manufacturing consortium
On Sept. 8, 2020, INOVIO announced that Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, had signed…
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U.S. Government exercised option to purchase additional RAPIVAB from BioCryst for delivery to Strategic National Stockpile
On Sept. 3, 2020, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) had…
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Disease | NIH | Therapeutics
NIAID awarded BioCryst $44 million contract to advance development of galidesivir
On Aug. 31, 2020, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals announced that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) had…
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RedHill Biopharma Announced Positive Recommendation from Independent Committee to Continue U.S. Phase 2 COVID-19 Study, and Approval of COVID-19 Phase 2/3 Study in Italy
On Aug. 27, 2020, RedHill Biopharma announced that its U.S. Phase 2 study with opaganib (Yeliva®, ABC294640) in…
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Quest Diagnostics Foundation launched initiative to reduce health disparities in underserved communities
On Aug. 24, 2020, the Quest Diagnostics Foundation announced a wide-ranging initiative to address and reduce health disparities…
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Quidel update point-of-care Sofia SARS Antigen Test for COVID-19 to include either nasal or nasopharyngeal swabs
On Aug. 19, 2020, Quidel announced that labeling for Quidel’s Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Sofia SARS…
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Thermo Fisher Scientific supported COVID-19 testing at historically black colleges and universities seeking a safe return to campus
On Aug. 12, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced it had committed to supporting the efforts of historically black…
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LabCorp to perform antibody test at no charge to accelerate COVID-19 blood plasma donation
On Aug. 11, 2020, LabCorp announced details of a no charge antibody testing program in response to federal…
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NIH-Moderna investigational COVID-19 vaccine showed promise in mouse studies
On Aug. 5, 2020, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced that the investigational vaccine…
