Merck Statement on Ivermectin use During the COVID-19 Pandemic
On Feb. 4, 2021, Merck affirmed its position regarding use of ivermectin during the COVID-19 pandemic, and do…
Mayo Clinic reported 900 employees contracted COVID-19 from local community
On Nov. 17, 2020, the Mayo Clinic reported that more than 900 employees had contracted COVID-19 in the…
The CDC issued framework for resuming safe and responsible cruise ship passenger operations
On Oct. 30, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Framework for Conditional Sailing…
BD announced CE Mark of portable, rapid point-of-care antigen test to detect SARS-CoV-2 in 15 minutes
On Sept. 30, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced its rapid, point-of-care, SARS-CoV-2 antigen test for use on the…
Flu may increase the spread of Covid-19
On Sept. 14, 2020, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin and the Institut…
NIH awarded MicroGEM $409 million to fast-track rapid, no-lab COVID-19 saliva test
On Sept. 2, 2020, MicroGEM announced it had been awarded up to $40.9 million by the National Institutes…
The USDA announced transition to preventive plan for virulent Newcastle disease in California
On Jun. 1, 2020, the USDA announced it is transitioning its virulent Newcastle disease (vND) efforts in southern…
University of Nebraska Medical Center remdesivir clinical trial show accelerated recovery from advanced COVID-19
On Apr. 29, 2020, hospitalized patients with advanced COVID-19 and lung involvement who received remdesivir recovered faster than…
Philips enabled hospitals and GPs to remotely screen and monitor patients with COVID-19
On Apr. 1, 2020, Philips announced that it can help general practitioners and healthcare institutions manage the increased…
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National Emergency declared in U.S. for novel Coronavirus disease outbreak
On Mar. 13, 2020, the Federal Government, along with State and local governments, announced preventive and proactive measures…
Nebraska Medicine awarded nearly $20 million to develop national training center for HHS
On Oct. 28, 2016, UNMC/Nebraska Medicine announced they had been awarded $19.8 million by the U.S. Dept. of…
Nonpharmaceutical interventions implemented by U.S. cities during the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic
On Aug. 8, 2007, JAMA reported that research demonstrated a strong association between early, sustained, and layered application…
The Division of Global Migration and Quarantine controlled quarantine issues in the U.S.
In 2004, The Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, part of the CDC’s National Center for Infectious Diseases,…
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was placed on U.S. quarantine list
On Mar. 18, 2003, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was placed on U.S. quarantine list. Persons under quarantine…
Outbreaks of bubonic and pneumonic plague reported in south-central, southwestern and northern India
On Aug. 26, 1994, the plague struck Surat, a city in the state of Gujarat in western India,…
Merck began to commercialize Ivermectin as veterinary anti-parasitic drug
In 1981, Merck began commercialize ivermectin as a broad-spectrum veterinary anti-parasitic drug that was originally developed to treat…
CDC disease detectives investigated outbreaks of hemorrhagic fever in Zaire and Sudan, later named Ebola
In 1976, patients began presenting at a rural hospital in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo (then referred to…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency banned DDT
On Jun. 14, 1972, an end to the continued domestic usage of the pesticide DDT was decreed when…
The U.S., the Soviet Union and 70 other nations signed an agreement banning biological warfare
On Apr. 10, 1972, the United States., the Soviet Union and 70 other nations sign an agreement that…
The CDC recommended discontinuation of routine immunization and vaccination requirements for smallpoxï¾ in the US
In 1971, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended discontinuation of routine immunization and vaccination…
The US Department of Health transfered responsibility for quarantine to the National Communicable Disease Center
In 1967, the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare transfered responsibility for quarantine to the National Communicable…
The Foreign Quarantine Service was transferred to CDC from the US Public Health Service
In 1967, the Foreign Quarantine Service was transferred to CDC from the U.S. Public Health Service. The CDC…
Mary Mallon, also known as Typhoid Mary, died in quarantine on North Brother Island near New York
On Nov. 11, 1938, Mary Mallon, also known as Typhoid Mary and the first person in the U.S.,…
Denver slowly returned to normal after its flu epidemic, and schools reopened
On Jan. 2, 1919, Denver slowly returned to normal after its flu epidemic, and schools reopened. School teachers…
Washington, DC one of the hardest-hit in the nation with 1918-1919 influenza pandemic
In 1919, Washington, D.C. suffered spikes in influenza cases throughout the remainder of 1918, and into early February…
The University of Oregon began offering courses in nursing
In 1919, the University of Oregon in Eugene introduced the state’s first professional courses in nursing. The courses…
By the end of the influenza epidemic, Philadelphia had suffered 748 deaths per 100,000 people
In 1919, by the end of the influenza epidemic, Philadelphia had suffered a terrible cost of 748 deaths…
Kansas City schools reopened as the influenza epidemic waned
On Dec. 30, 1918, Kansas City schools reopened as the influenza epidemic waned. The New Year came and…
Nebraska Board of Health made influenza a mandatory quarantine disease
On Dec. 24, 1918, on Christmas Eve, with the epidemic across Nebraska still raging, the state Board of…
Louisville Health Officer Baker implemented another influenza closure order for the city
On Dec. 12, 1918, following a second spike in influenza cases especially among schoolchildren, Louisville Health Officer Dr….