Study documents widespread contamination of environment near patients with COVID-19
On Mar. 29, 2020, a study by UNMC/Nebraska Medicine/NSRI researchers provides new evidence of SARS-CoV-2 environmental contamination in…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | FDA | Therapeutics
FDA issued EUA to allow hydroxychloroquine sulfate and chloroquine phosphate products from Strategic National Stockpile to be distributed
On Mar. 28, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to…
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COVID-19 will likely lead to US drug shortages
On Mar. 27, 2020, researchers at the University of Minnesota reported that the COVID-19 pandemic stands a good…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Oxford University COVID-19 study showed that Wuhan travel restrictions prevented wider disease spread
On Mar. 25, 2020, a mobility and epidemiological study from a global consortium of researchers, led by the…
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Merck donated 300,000 masks to New Jersey for COVID-19 emergency response
On Mar. 25, 2020, Merck announced it had donated 300,000 masks to New Jersey’s Office of Homeland Security…
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UNMC/Nebraska Medicine pioneering method to reuse personal protective equipment
On Mar. 24, 2020, Nebraska Medicine has developed a safe and effective method to decontaminate single-use personal protective…
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3M partnered with Ford to help further accelerate COVID-19 response
On Mar. 24, 2020, 3M and Ford Motor Co. announced that they had entered into a partnership in…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress | Vaccine
NIH online resources support COVID-19 workers training to protect their own health
On Mar. 23, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it had launched an important online…
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Harvard Bioscience introduced next generation inhalation system to aid in fight against COVID-19
On Mar. 23, 2020, Harvard Bioscience announced that it had launched an innovative technology – known as Accumulated…
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3M outlined actions to support healthcare effort to combat COVID-19
On Mar. 20, 2020, 3M announced it had doubled its global output of N95 respirators to an annual…
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Biotechnology | CDC | COVID-19 | Infectious Disease | NIH
Research revealed new coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces
On Mar. 17, 2020, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was stable for several hours to…
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Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | NIH | Non-Profit Research | U.S. Congress | Vaccine | Veterinary
HHS Influenza Pandemic Planning Update was published
On Jun. 15, 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published the nations’s updated Pandemic…
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The CDC initiated the Global Heath Security Agenda
On Aug. 1, 2014, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) initiated the Global Heath Security…
