The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic: FDA-ARGOS SARS-CoV-2 Reference Grade Sequence Data Now Available: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the FDA—in collaboration...
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Baptist Health Uses Robots to Disinfect N95 Masks
by OR Today Magazine | Apr 1, 2020
In response to the nationwide shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 crisis, Baptist Health is expanding its use of robotic disinfecting technology to clean and preserve N95 masks, which help team members protect themselves and others from...
READ MOREViral Protection Labs Launches West Coast Operations of 3-Ply and 4-Ply Surgical Masks
by OR Today Magazine | Apr 1, 2020
Viral Protection Labs (VPL) launches its West Coast operations in April 2020 with the capacity to produce 6,000,000 3-ply and 4-ply surgical face masks per month. Made in America, manufactured and produced using state-of-the-art equipment, these masks will meet FDA...
READ MORE3M Outlines Latest Actions on COVID-19 Response
by OR Today Magazine | Apr 1, 2020
3M Chairman and CEO Mike Roman issued the following update announcing additional details about 3M’s capacity increases of N95 respirators, strong measures to combat price gouging and counterfeiting, and new partnerships to help protect our healthcare workers on the...
READ MOREoneSOURCE Creates Free Database to Address COVID-19 Pandemic
by OR Today Magazine | Apr 1, 2020
In a press release, oneSOURCE has announced a new database to assist health care professionals during the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic. The COVID-19 database will be available to new and current users at no cost and will feature tools that include...
READ MOREFDA Provides Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
by OR Today Magazine | Apr 1, 2020
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic: On Tuesday, the FDA stood up a new program to expedite the development of potentially safe and effective life-saving treatments....
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