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FDA Issues Alert Regarding Accuracy Of Widely-Used Coronavirus Test

The AP (8/17, Perrone) reports, “Potential accuracy issues with a widely used coronavirus test could lead to false results for patients, U.S. health officials warned.” On Monday, “the Food and Drug Administration issued the alert...to doctors and laborato...

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Insurers Might Not Have To Cover Pooled Coronavirus Testing

Modern Healthcare (8/17, Cohrs, Subscription Publication) reports, “Insurers may have found a loophole in Congress’ COVID-19 diagnostic testing coverage requirements: pooled test results.” While the Trump Administration has advocated for pooled testing to...

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Airlines, Airports To Ask For Countries To Accept Negative Coronavirus Test As Alternative To Quarantine

Reuters (8/17, Lampert, Freed) reports, “Airlines and airports will ask a UN-led task force meeting on Tuesday to recommend countries accept a negative COVID-19 test within 48 hours of travel as an alternative to quarantines that have decimated demand for...

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Coronavirus Workplace Outbreaks Have Had Disproportionate Impact On Non-White Communities, CDC Analysis Suggests

Reuters (8/17, Nadeem, Mishra) reports workplace outbreaks of coronavirus “have disproportionately hit Hispanic and non-white communities, according to an analysis of data from Utah by the” CDC. According to the CDC “report, workers from those communities...

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Researchers Identify Weekly Oscillations In New Daily COVID-19 Cases, Deaths

CIDRAP (8/17, Van Beusekom) reports that “researchers have identified weekly oscillations in the numbers of new daily COVID-19 cases and deaths in several countries that are more pronounced than fluctuations seen with other diseases.” CIDRAP adds, “In the...

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Scientists Suggest Threshold For Herd Immunity Against Coronavirus May Be Lower Than Previously Suggested

The New York Times (8/17, Mandavilli) reports, “More than a dozen scientists said that the threshold” for herd immunity against the coronavirus could require less than 50% of the population be immune to the virus, which is much lower than the 70% scientis...

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Some US Schools Have Already Closed Due To Coronavirus Outbreaks Or Staffing Shortages

Reuters (8/17, Borter, Layne) reports some schools in the US have already closed just shortly after reopening due to coronavirus outbreaks or staffing shortages. For example, three high schools in Georgia’s Cherokee County have cancelled in-person classes...

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Researchers Find Plastic Contamination In Tissue Samples Taken From Many Organs Of Donated Human Cadavers

HealthDay (8/17, Thompson) reports, “Researchers found evidence of plastic contamination in tissue samples taken from the lungs, liver, spleen and kidneys of donated human cadavers.” The findings were scheduled to be presented at the American Chemical Soc...

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FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization To Saliva Test For Coronavirus

USA Today (8/15, Zillgitt) reported, “A saliva-based COVID-19 test...was approved on Saturday for emergency use by the” FDA. Reuters (8/15, Acharya) reported, “SalivaDirect, the fifth saliva test approved by the FDA for the disease, requires no swab or co...

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Coronavirus Testing Has Decreased Across The US, But Disease May Be Spreading Faster In Many States

USA Today (8/16, Alltucker, Keemahill) reports coronavirus testing “has dropped nationwide the past two weeks even as the evidence builds disease spread is picking up in many states.” USA Today adds, “Nowhere is the danger of the testing slowdown more evi...

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HHS Watchdog Says CMS Should Ask Congress To Help Reduce Cost Of Lab Tests

Behind a paywall, Bloomberg Law (8/14, Pugh, Subscription Publication) reported that the CMS “should seek help from Congress in establishing a cost-control mechanism for automated chemistry tests, a government watchdog agency recommended Friday.” Accordin...

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Coronavirus Pandemic Has Had A Disparate Impact On Many Minority Communities, CDC Report Says

The Wall Street Journal (8/16, A1, Overberg, Kamp, Subscription Publication) reports the coronavirus pandemic has been particularly harmful for minorities in the US. Reuters (8/14, Chander) reported coronavirus hotspots in the US “had disproportionately h...

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CDC Says Updated Isolation Guidance Does Not Imply That People Are Immune To Reinfection With SARS-CoV-2

Reuters (8/15, Singh) reported the CDC “said late on Friday its updated isolation guidance does not imply that a person is immune to re-infection with the novel coronavirus.” The agency said in a statement, “Contrary to media reporting today, this science...

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US Scientists To Prepare Coronavirus Strain For Potential Use In Future Human Challenge Trials

The Washington Post (8/14, Johnson) reported NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci said scientists will create a coronavirus strain that could potentially be used in human challenge trials in the future to test coronavirus vaccine candidates. In such trials, vo...

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Federal Judge Rejects Lawsuit Challenging New York Governor’s Quarantine Rules

The Hill (8/14, Moreno) reported, “A federal judge threw out a lawsuit challenging New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) quarantine rules for some out-of-state travelers on Tuesday.” A lawsuit was filed in July by an Arizona woman who argued “that the mandator...

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FDA Creates First List Of Medical Supplies In Short Supply

The Hill (8/14, Seipel) reported the FDA announced “it has created its first list of medical supplies that are facing a shortage just hours after President Trump touted the administration’s production of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other devic...

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Contact Tracers Reportedly Face Language Barriers And Fears Of Legal Consequences In Immigrant Communities

The AP (8/15, Webber, Cano) reported on some of the challenges facing contact tracers trying to monitor coronavirus outbreaks in immigrant communities across the US. On top of language barriers, contact tracers also have to confront fears that cooperating...

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Pakistan Launches Seven-Day Vaccination Campaign Against Polio

The AP (8/15, Ahmed) reports Pakistan “launched a seven-day vaccination campaign against polio as part of efforts aimed at eliminating the crippling disease amid a steady decline in fatalities and infections from the coronavirus, which had recently overwh...

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HHS Invests $6.5 Million In Two Diagnostic Laboratories To Increase Coronavirus Testing Capacity

Reuters (8/13, Roy) reports HHS “is investing $6.5 million in two diagnostic laboratories to increase the country’s COVID-19 testing capacity and perform an additional 1 million tests each week by early October.” HHS announced “the funding would enable th...

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Nearly Three-Quarters Of Americans Say COVID-19 Testing Should Be Required To Return To Work Or School

Newsweek (8/13) reports a new survey conducted by Morning Consult indicates that “73 percent of Americans say COVID-19 testing should be required for adults returning to work or students returning to school,” and “only 16 percent opposed mandated testing...

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FDA Issues Alert Regarding Accuracy Of Widely-Used Coronavirus Test

Insurers Might Not Have To Cover Pooled Coronavirus Testing

Airlines, Airports To Ask For Countries To Accept Negative Coronavirus Test As Alternative To Quarantine

Coronavirus Workplace Outbreaks Have Had Disproportionate Impact On Non-White Communities, CDC Analysis Suggests

Researchers Identify Weekly Oscillations In New Daily COVID-19 Cases, Deaths

Scientists Suggest Threshold For Herd Immunity Against Coronavirus May Be Lower Than Previously Suggested

Some US Schools Have Already Closed Due To Coronavirus Outbreaks Or Staffing Shortages

Researchers Find Plastic Contamination In Tissue Samples Taken From Many Organs Of Donated Human Cadavers

FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization To Saliva Test For Coronavirus

Coronavirus Testing Has Decreased Across The US, But Disease May Be Spreading Faster In Many States

HHS Watchdog Says CMS Should Ask Congress To Help Reduce Cost Of Lab Tests

Coronavirus Pandemic Has Had A Disparate Impact On Many Minority Communities, CDC Report Says

CDC Says Updated Isolation Guidance Does Not Imply That People Are Immune To Reinfection With SARS-CoV-2

US Scientists To Prepare Coronavirus Strain For Potential Use In Future Human Challenge Trials

Federal Judge Rejects Lawsuit Challenging New York Governor’s Quarantine Rules

FDA Creates First List Of Medical Supplies In Short Supply

Contact Tracers Reportedly Face Language Barriers And Fears Of Legal Consequences In Immigrant Communities

Pakistan Launches Seven-Day Vaccination Campaign Against Polio

HHS Invests $6.5 Million In Two Diagnostic Laboratories To Increase Coronavirus Testing Capacity

Nearly Three-Quarters Of Americans Say COVID-19 Testing Should Be Required To Return To Work Or School