JAMA- Coronavirus Vaccine FDA Update

Angie SzumlinskiHealth

The JAMA Network recently released a new video to their Q&A series that discussed the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines. Topics included: Pfizer EUA application Differences in EUAs for vaccines vs drugs Surprises in data Post-authorization safety surveillance Unknowns: duration of protection, asymptomatic transmission, virus mutation How vaccines can reduce non-COVID-19 excess deaths Patients with allergies Bell’s Palsy FDA role …

FDA Issues Warning to PPE Decontamination Manufacturer

Angie SzumlinskiNews

Battelle Memorial Institute received a warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in regards to its Critical Care Decontamination System. Battelle rose to the spotlight a few months ago when their Critical Care Decontamination System, which decontaminates N95 masks, received emergency approval for use by the FDA. Due to decontaminating PPE being fairly controversial in healthcare (PPE such …

Laws of Motion PPE – Surgical Gown Safety

Angie SzumlinskiHealth, News

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting health care facility risk managers, procurement staff and health care providers that gowns sold as medical gowns including surgical gowns, sold by Laws of Motion PPE (LawsofMotionPPE.com) have potential quality issues that affect the level of fluid barrier protection. The FDA is recommending that gowns manufactured or sold by Laws of …

FDA – Sanitizer Warning List

Angie SzumlinskiAnnouncements, Health, News, Studies

The FDA is warning people to avoid dozens of hand sanitizers because they may contain methanol, a substance that can be toxic when absorbed through the skin. Many of the products are labeled as containing ethanol, which is safe, but tested positive instead for methanol, also known as wood alcohol. The initial list of products made by Eskbiochem Sade CV …

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Reissues Emergency Use Authorizations Revising Which Types of Respirators Can Be Decontaminated for Reuse

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On June 7, 2020, the FDA issued a news release on the decontamination and reuse of N95 respirators. The agency has reissued certain emergency use authorizations based on the performance and design to withstand the decontamination process. As a reminder, decontaminated respirators should only be used when new FDA-cleared N95 respirators, NIOSH-approved N95 respirators, or other FDA authorized respirators are …

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4/21 FDA News Release

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes First Testfor Patient At-Home Sample Collection Last week the FDA authorized the first diagnostic test with a home collection option for COVID-19. This reissued EUA for LabCorp’s molecular test permits testing of a sample collected from the patient’s nose using a designated self-collection kit that contains nasal swabs and saline. Once patients self-swab to collect …