Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Minority Health May 1 announced it will provide funding to help deliver important COVID-19-related information to racial and ethnic minority, rural and socially vulnerable communities hardest hit by the pandemic.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued preliminary guidance for the development of forthcoming contact tracing apps that can help slow the spread of COVID-19.
The Food and Drug Administration said it is adopting more stringent standards for COVID-19 antibody tests.
The Food and Drug Administration issued Gilead Sciences an emergency use authorization for the investigational antiviral drug remdesivir to treat suspected or laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 in adults and children hospitalized with severe disease.
The AHA sent the Health Resources and Services Administration a letter requesting clarifications for several elements of the COVID-19 Uninsured Program.
The Department of Health and Human Services will begin distributing an additional $22 billion in funds from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund.
The U.S. Small Business Administration issued additional guidance clarifying certain provisions implementing the Paycheck Protection Program, including whether public hospitals are eligible for a PPP loan.
Summary of a letter to the Health Resources and Services Administration requesting further guidance on the HRSA COVID-19 Uninsured Program.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) today issued additional guidance clarifying certain provisions implementing the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), including whether public hospitals are eligible for a PPP loan.