Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)

Treatment with subcutaneous interferon beta-1a plus remdesivir was not superior to treatment with remdesivir alone in a clinical trial that enrolled 969 hospitalized adults with COVID-19 pneumonia in the United States, Japan, Mexico, Singapore and South Korea, the National Institutes of Health…
The Health Resources and Services Administration Oct. 21 will host the last in a series of webinar sessions on how to apply for a portion of $25.5 billion in COVID-19 relief funds.
Working in health care delivery can be stressful and tiring under normal circumstances. And the COVID-19 pandemic has exerted incredible pressures on the emotional and physical well-being of our health care professionals. 
The Department of Health and Human Services has renewed the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration for another 90 days effective Oct. 18.
The National Institutes of Health awarded a total of $78 million in funding to develop and manufacture 12 new rapid diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2, with the goal of bringing to market as soon as this year new home and point-of-care tests that can detect multiple respiratory infections.
CHOP’s online flu season resource center offers preventive measures, a look back at the history of the flu vaccine, “Just the Vax” trivia game and a fast facts on-the-go app .
The challenges presented by COVID-19 are by no means over as members contend with variants and vaccine hesitancy. Still, there are learnings that can inform and improve how members continue to cope with this ongoing public health crisis.
The AHA released the latest edition of the COVID-19 Snapshot, underscoring the persisting challenges facing hospitals and health systems during the ongoing public health emergency.