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HHS webinar replay on PPE preservation strategies available
The Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response has released a recording of its Sept. 24 webinar on strategies to optimize personal protective equipment and supplies during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Administration begins distributing 150M rapid tests for COVID-19 virus
The Trump administration began distributing 150 million rapid point-of-care tests for the COVID-19 virus that it purchased in August, which will go to states and territories (100 million), nursing homes (18 million), assisted living facilities (15 million), home health and hospice care agencies (10 million), historically black colleges and universities, and tribal nation colleges.
Coronavirus COVID-19: Supplies and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
This is a list of resources on supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) while treating the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
Emergency physicians adapt triage algorithm for COVID-19 pandemic
A structured framework for emergency department triage created by physicians at an academic medical center contains recommendations for personal protective equipment use as well as guidance on the disposition of patients suspected of having COVID‐19.
AHA Working to Address COVID-19 Supply & Equipment Issues
Download this infographic to learn how the AHA is working to make sure hospitals and health systems on the front lines have the supplies and equipment they need.
HHS awards McKesson contract to distribute COVID-19 vaccine
McKesson Corporation will serve as a central distributor of future COVID-19 vaccines and related supplies, the departments of Health and Human Services and Defense announced.
NIOSH considering adding other masks to national stockpile to relieve N95 shortages
To ease the continued strain on the N95 supply chain and Strategic National Stockpile, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is considering whether the federal government should buy and deploy elastomeric half-mask respirators in health care settings and emergency medical services organizations during the COVID-19 crisis.
Sept. 24 HHS webinar on PPE strategies and trends
The Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response will hold a webinar Sept. 24 at 2:30 p.m. ET highlighting personal protective equipment preservation strategies, trends, challenges and lessons learned during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Blog: The health care supply chain before and in the midst of COVID-19
Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the health care supply chain remains strained due to the high demand for personal protective equipment.