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Thursday, March 28th, 2024

Remdesivir shows promise against COVID-19 in monkeys

Animal testing of the Gilead Sciences Inc.-created antiviral Remdesivir showed promise against rhesus macaques infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists said. This study was led by the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and... Read More »

BARDA to work with Hememics on rapid COVID-19 test

The Biomedical Advanced Research Development Authority (BARDA) is working with Hememics Biotechnologies to develop a rapid antigen and antibody test to identify the COVID-19 coronavirus in 60 seconds. The test will be designed to detect the SARS-CoV-2 antigen, which causes COVID-19, from nasal... Read More »

Collaborative effort aids COVID-19 testing initiative

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that a recent collaboration including U.S. Cotton, UnitedHealth Group, Quantigen, and the Gates Foundation has resulted in further COVID-19 testing option expansion. Officials said the determination that spun synthetic swabs, with a design... Read More »

Sen. Johnson seeks action on hydroxychloroquine use

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) has forwarded correspondence to President Donald Trump, encouraging efforts to provide COVID-19 patients the right to try hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in the course of their diagnosis. Johnson is seeking to have the president issue a directive to remove the Food and Drug... Read More »

HHS enters $336N contract with GE for 50,000 ventilators

Invoking the Defense Production Act (DPA), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has entered a new, $336 million contract with General Electric (GE) that will see 50,000 ventilators supplied to the government by July 13. "The President promised on March 27 that we would have 100,000... Read More »