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  • CDC Issues New Guidelines Recommending That All Babies Born To Women With Coronavirus Be Tested For The Virus

    CNN (5/21, Christensen) reports the CDC issued new guidelines recommending that all babies born to women with coronavirus be tested for the virus. CNN adds, “Infants may be at a higher risk for severe forms of [COVID-19], compared to older children, accor...
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  • FDA Removes 27 Companies From List Of Vendors Who Have Notified Agency They Are Selling Coronavirus Antibody Tests And Plan To Apply For Emergency Use Authorization

    Reuters (5/21, Maddipatla) reports the FDA “has removed 27 makers of coronavirus antibody tests from its list of vendors who have notified the agency that they were selling a test and plan to apply for emergency use authorization.” Reuters adds, “Under th...
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  • Some Laboratories That Could Process Coronavirus Tests Were Reportedly Passed Over By Providers Due To “Bureaucratic Hurdles”

    The New York Times (5/21, A1, Thomas) reports some laboratories offered to process coronavirus tests, but healthcare providers decided not to send them samples, because “the bureaucratic hurdles of quickly switching to a new lab were just too high.” The N...
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  • Alk Gene May Explain Why Some People Stay Lean Without Trying, Research In Humans, Flies, And Mice Suggests

    Newsweek (5/21, Gander) reports researchers “have identified a so-called “thinness gene” they believe could explain why some people stay lean without trying.” Called Alk, the gene “is found in the hypothalamus.” For the study, investigators “searched a da...
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  • CDC Updates Guidance On Preventing Spread Of Coronavirus

    The Washington Post (5/21, Guarino, Achenbach) reports the coronavirus “primarily spreads from person to person and not easily from a contaminated surface. That is the takeaway from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which this month updated...
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