FDA Limits Number of Times N95 Masks Can Be Decontaminated for Reuse
A number of decontamination systems are now only authorized to decontaminate each compatible N95 respirator a maximum of four or fewer times.
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Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Authorized, May Begin Innoculations Monday
According to CNN, the Moderna rollout is four times larger than Pfizer's and doses could be administered to healthcare workers as early as today (Dec 21).
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AARC Wants RTs to Earn a Bachelor’s Degree
"The time has come," said AARC President Frank Salvatore, for the respiratory therapy profession to advance it's education level, specifically by shifting to bachelor’s degrees.
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TB Treatment Must be Maintained During COVID-19 to Meet HIV World Health Goals
FIRS is calling for a strengthened response to AIDS and tuberculosis, and to ensure that TB services are maintained throughout their response to COVID-19
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First OTC At-home Diagnostic Test for COVID-19 Authorized
The Ellume COVID-19 Home Test is the first over-the-counter fully at-home diagnostic test for COVID-19. Ellume is a rapid, lateral flow antigen test.
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FDA Authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine, First Doses Administered in US
The US FDA issued emergency use authorization late Friday to Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, and 2.9 million doses of the vaccine were shipped to 636 sites across the country.
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FDA Issues Guidance on Dry Heat to Reduce N95 Mask Bioburden
The FDA says bioburden reduction systems that use dry heat can play an important role in the ongoing efforts to help address shortages of PPE masks like N95s.