COVID-19
COVID-19
03/01/2021
On February 27, 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine. This is the third vaccine authorized by the FDA to prevent COVID-19. ...
03/01/2021
vaccination
vaccination
02/25/2021
This COVID-19 roundup details results of a study examining the relationship between preexisting conditions and risk of hospitalization with COVID-19, an FDA statement regarding the J&J vaccine, and...
02/25/2021
COVID-19
COVID-19
02/23/2021
A physician-reported registry of adults with rheumatic diseases and with confirmed or presumed cases of COVID-19 indicates that some therapies, as well severity of disease, are associated with higher death...
02/23/2021
COVID-19
COVID-19
02/23/2021
The Infectious Diseases Society of America has released new recommendations on the management and treatment of patients with COVID-19.
02/23/2021
COVID-19
COVID-19
02/11/2021
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued interim recommendations for the use of the AZD1222 (ChAdOx1-S [recombinant]) AstraZeneca-Oxford adenovirus-vectored COVID-19 vaccine.
02/11/2021
COVID-19
COVID-19
02/10/2021
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization for a new combination of monoclonal antibodies for treating patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 who are at risk of...
02/10/2021
Public Health
Public Health
02/09/2021
The number of US adults who report they will get the COVID-19 vaccine is on the rise, but is this enough to match the population percentage needed to reach herd immunity?
02/09/2021
Treatment
Treatment
02/05/2021
The global research and scientific response to the SARS-CoV-2 virus identified at the beginning of 2020 have been active. They range from preclinical efforts to emergency authorizations, with no clear home...
02/05/2021
Screening
Screening
02/05/2021
Since the identification of the COVID-19 virus, the FDA has issued hundreds of Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) to various testing kits and assays to aid in the detection of the coronavirus. As...
02/05/2021
Immunizations
Immunizations
02/04/2021
Vaccine development has been in overdrive to address the COVID-19 pandemic. This process typically takes a minimum of several years, but more than 80 efforts are already in human trials.
02/04/2021