HHS Pushes Out COVID-19 Mass Vaccination Playbook, Distribution Strategy
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Defense (DoD) today released new documents outlining the ...
Tag: Frontline Responders
Smoke From Wildfires Can Worsen COVID-19 Risk, Putting Firefighters in Even More Danger
Two forces of nature are colliding in the western United States, and wildland firefighters are caught in the middle. Emerging ...
UCLA Study Backs Decontamination of Single-Use N95 Respirators to Mitigate Shortages
N95 respirators, which are widely worn by health care workers treating patients with COVID-19 and are designed to be used ...
As Georgia Reopened, Officials Knew of Severe Shortage of PPE for Health Workers
As the coronavirus crisis deepened in April, Georgia officials circulated documents showing that to get through the next month, the ...
Relief Funds Being Used to Pay Hospital Shareholders at the Expense of Frontline Health Care Workers
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is raising questions for U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar about the use of ...
NDAA Amendment Proposes Further Scale Up of PPE and Diagnostic Supplies
“We need more testing supplies, more testing, and more personal protective equipment for workers on the frontlines of this pandemic.” ...
The Coping Mechanisms the DRC is Putting in Place As it Faces Ebola, Measles and COVID-19
Ebola, a viral haemorrhagic fever of humans and other primates, has become endemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). ...
COVID-19 Has Led to More Deep Cleaning: Which Disinfectants and Masks Work Best Together?
The spread of coronavirus has spurred massive efforts to consistently disinfect everything from office buildings to schools to city buses. ...
A Replaceable, More Efficient Filter for N95 Masks
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, there's been a worldwide shortage of face masks -- particularly, the N95 ones worn by ...
How is Used PPE Disposed of During the Coronavirus Pandemic?
All over the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has seen more and more people admitted to hospital, where the high infection ...
Ultraviolet Light Exposes Contagion Spread from Improper PPE Use
Despite the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), reports show that many health care workers contracted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), ...
Widely Used Surgical Masks Are Putting Health Care Workers At Serious Risk
With medical supplies in high demand, federal authorities say health workers can wear surgical masks for protection while treating COVID-19 ...
Rapid-Release Gases to Speed Up Cleaning of COVID-19 Ambulances
Swansea University has successfully won funding to reduce the time it takes to sanitize ambulances after carrying a suspected COVID-19 ...
Engineers Design UV Stations to Aid Healthcare Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues into its second month across the U.S., supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as ...
Nontechnical Competencies for On-scene Public Health Responders in CBRN Emergencies
One-on-one in-depth interviews for this study in China were carried out with 20 participants, including expert members of National Medical ...
Washington State Recalls 12,000 COVID-19 Test Kits Due to Possible Contamination
On April 17, 2020, the Washington State Department of Health was alerted by UW Medicine to discontinue use of a ...
Duke Starts Innovative Decon of N95 Masks Using Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide to Alleviate Shortages
Facing a critical shortage of N95 face masks that block the coronavirus, Duke Health research and clinical teams have confirmed ...
FDA, NIH, Veteran Affairs Partner with America Makes for 3D Printing Innovations During Pandemic Response
The federal government this week took steps to formalize a collaboration framework to facilitate regulatory and basic science innovation with ...
Reusable Respirators May Be a Suitable Alternative to Disposable Respirators
A reusable alternative to N95 respirators for which health care personnel can be rapidly assessed for fit (fit testing) and ...
Rapid Sanitizing Technology for Ambulances: Call for Proposals
The UK Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has issued a new Open Call looking to develop rapid sanitizing technology to ...
