FDA Emergency Use Authorization for Point of Care Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test

FDA Emergency Use Authorization for Point of Care Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test

Washington, DC…The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the first emergency use authorization for a point-of-care COVID-19 diagnostic for the Cepheid Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 test.  “The test we’re authorizing today will be able to provide Americans with results within hours, rather than days like the existing tests, and the company plans to roll it out […]

President Donald J. Trump Approves Washington Disaster Declaration

President Donald J. Trump Approves Washington Disaster Declaration

Washington, DC…Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Washington and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020, and continuing. The President’s action makes Federal funding available for […]

Governor Gavin Newsom Issues Stay at Home Order for 40 Million Californians

Governor Gavin Newsom Issues Stay at Home Order for 40 Million Californians

Sacramento, CA…Today, Governor Gavin Newsom issued a stay at home order to protect the health and well-being of all Californians and to establish consistency across the state in order to slow the spread of COVID-19.  The California State Public Health Officer and Director of the California Department of Public Health is ordering all individuals living in […]

Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing

Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing

Washington, DC…Thank you very much, everyone. Thank you. Progress being made. And I appreciate you all joining us. Last night, the FDA announced groundbreaking new policies to further increase testing very substantially so. All states can now authorize tests developed and used within their borders, in addition to the FDA. So the states are very […]

NIH Clinical Trial of Potential Vaccine for COVID-19 Begins. Study Enrolling Seattle-Based Volunteers

NIH Clinical Trial of Potential Vaccine for COVID-19 Begins.  Study Enrolling Seattle-Based Volunteers

Seattle, WA…A Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating an investigational vaccine designed to protect against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has begun at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI) in Seattle. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, is funding the trial. KPWHRI is part of NIAID’s Infectious Diseases […]

CDC Recommends Mass Gatherings or Large Community Events of 50 or More Be Canceled

CDC Recommends Mass Gatherings or Large Community Events of 50 or More Be Canceled

Atlanta, GA…Guidance as of 3/15/2020, Large events and mass gatherings can contribute to the spread of COVID-19 in the United States via travelers who attend these events and introduce the virus to new communities. Examples of large events and mass gatherings include conferences, festivals, parades, concerts, sporting events, weddings, and other types of assemblies. These […]

President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Conference

President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Conference

Washington, DC…Thank you very much, everyone. Thank you. Thank you. A beautiful day in the Rose Garden. Appreciate everybody being here. Today, I’d like to provide an update to the American people on several decisive new actions we’re taking in our very vigilant effort to combat and ultimately defeat the coronavirus. We’ve been working very […]

DEA-led Operation Nets More Than 600 Arrests Targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación

DEA-led Operation Nets More Than 600 Arrests Targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación

Washington, DC…The Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration today announced the results of Project Python, a DEA-led multilateral interagency operation encompassing all global investigations and related disruption activities targeting the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG). This announcement marks the successful conclusion of six months of investigative and enforcement activity targeting CJNG, culminating in […]

Cyberspace Solarium Commission Calls for “Speed and Agility” to Improve American Cyber Defenses

Cyberspace Solarium Commission Calls for “Speed and Agility” to Improve American Cyber Defenses

Washington, DC…U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), co-chairs of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission (CSC), today announced the release of the CSC’s report on how to best protect the nation’s critical infrastructure from a cyberattack of significant consequence. In today’s report, the CSC lays out a comprehensive strategy to restore deterrence in […]

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