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COVID-19 Update: FDA will use enforcement discretion for limited ventilator modifications

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By Yvonne Puig (US), Mark Faccenda (US) & Jeff Wurzburg (US) on March 23, 2020

On March 22, 2020, the FDA released guidance describing an enforcement policy that will help increase the availability of ventilators and accessories, as well as other respiratory devices, during the COVID-19 pandemic.  FDA’s guidance would permit “limited modifications to the…

COVID-19 Update: HHS Declaration Provides Liability Immunity Related to Certain COVID-19 Countermeasures

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By Yvonne Puig (US), Daphne Calderon (US) & Jeff Wurzburg (US) on March 23, 2020

The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act provides the Secretary of HHS authority to issue a declaration providing immunity to certain individuals and entities during a public health emergency.  On March 17, 2020, the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human…

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U.S. Declares Coronavirus a Public Health Emergency

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By Yvonne Puig (US), Daphne Calderon (US) & Jeff Wurzburg (US) on February 3, 2020

As of Monday February 3, the death toll of the Coronavirus had risen to 362 and there were over 17,300 known cases around the world.  The number of coronavirus deaths in China has now exceeded the severe acute respiratory syndrome…

WHO Deems Coronavirus Global Health Emergency and White House Announces Task Force

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By Yvonne Puig (US), Daphne Calderon (US) & Jeff Wurzburg (US) on January 31, 2020

On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO)  declared the coronavirus a global health emergency.  The coronavirus has now been identified in 18 countries and has infected 9,709 people. 213 people have died from the coronavirus.  Countries are beginning…

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