Here's What You Missed from HHS: October 18, 2020

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Latest U.S. Department of Health & Human Services News Releases

 

Trump Administration Provides Saliva Test at Surge Testing Site in Waco, TX October 16, 2020   Starting today, communities that are part of the federal surge testing effort for COVID-19, supported by the Trump Administration, have a new option: a test that uses samples of saliva collected by spitting into a sterile container. Read full news release

Trump Administration Partners with CVS and Walgreens to Provide COVID-19 Vaccine to Protect Vulnerable Americans in Long-Term Care Facilities Nationwide October 16, 2020   To meet the Trump Administration's Operation Warp Speed (OWS) goals, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Defense (DoD ) today announced agreements with CVS and Walgreens to provide and administer COVID-19 vaccines to residents of long-term care facilities (LTCF) nationwide with no out-of-pocket costs. Read full news release

 

HHS Awards Contract to Improve Maternal Health Data Collection and Drive Clinical Quality Improvement October 15, 2020   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office on Women's Health (OWH) within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health announced an $8 million nationwide contract with Premier, Inc. to improve maternal health data and create a network of at least 200 hospitals to deploy clinical, evidence-based best practices in maternity care. Read full news release

HHS Issues Challenges to Find Best Practices in Maternal Health October 15, 2020   Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health announced two challenges to improve maternal health. Read full news release

 

HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health Presents Award to Dr. Kwaku Ohene-Frempong October 15, 2020   Washington, D.C. –Yesterday, the Assistant Secretary for Health, ADM Brett P. Giroir, M.D., presented the Assistant Secretary of Health (ASH) Exceptional Service Medal to Dr. Kwaku Ohene-Frempong recognizing him for his outstanding contributions on behalf of the millions of people worldwide suffering from sickle cell disease (SCD). Read full news release

 

HHS Awards Nearly $500 million to Support Primary Health Care Workforce Nationwide October 15, 2020   Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced nearly $500 million in awards to support, recruit and retain qualified health professionals and students through its National Health Service Corps (NHSC), Nurse Corps and other workforce development loan repayment and scholarship programs. Read full news release

 

HHS Secretary Azar Statement on First FDA Approval of Ebola Therapeutic October 14, 2020   On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration approved Inmazeb, a mixture of three monoclonal antibodies made by Regeneron. Read full news release

YouTube Spotlight

 

In this new video, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Moncef Slaoui, and other HHS experts explain how vaccines are safe, effective, and have saved millions of lives—and how science and ingenuity are informing the development of COVID-19 vaccines. Visit the HHS YouTube Channel

 

Trump Administration Expands Manufacturing Capacity with Cytiva for Components of COVID-19 Vaccines October 13, 2020   To meet the Trump Administration’s Operation Warp Speed goals, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Defense (DoD ) today announced an agreement with Cytiva, headquartered in Massachusetts, to expand the company’s manufacturing capacity for products that are essential in producing COVID-19 vaccines. Read full news release

Trump Administration Makes Major Investment to Increase Availability of Fast Molecular POC Test October 13, 2020   Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in collaboration with the Department of Defense (DOD) awarded a $481 million Other Transaction Agreement to Cue Health, Inc. to expand U.S. production capacity for a cartridge-based point-of-care COVID-19 molecular test that produces results in about 20 minutes. Read full news release

 

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