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Rand Paul: 1st US Senator to test positive for COVID-19

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Kentucky Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for COVID-19. He is the first US Senator to test positive. According to posts on his Twitter feed, the Senator is feeling fine and is in quarantine. He is...

FDA Commissioner addresses medical product supply chain affected by COVID-19

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews On Thursday, FDA Commissioner Stephen M. Hahn, M.D. addressed the issues and impact of the COVID-19 outbreak has had on the medical product supply chain: As I have...

CDC orders nearly $3 million in Ebola-specific PPE

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PRESS RELEASE The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has ordered $2.7 million in personal protective equipment (PPE) to increase Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) supplies to assist U.S....

Ebola patient, Dr. Craig Spencer, upgraded to ‘stable’ condition, WHO updates PPE guidelines

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The condition of MSF physician, Dr. Craig Spencer, the Ebola virus positive patient being treated at New York City’s Bellevue Hospital, has been upgraded, according to the hospital. “Based...

CDC strengthens PPE guidelines after Dallas exposures

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In a telebriefing yesterday, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director, Dr. Thomas Frieden announced the new, updated guidelines for the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). “The...