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Emergency Preparedness & Recovery News Releases

  
December 28, 2021: HHS activates Emergency Prescription Assistance Program for uninsured Kentucky residents needing medicine after recent tornadoes
December 23, 2021: FDA Authorizes Additional Oral Antiviral for Treatment of COVID-19 in Certain Adults
December 22, 2021: FDA Authorizes First Oral Antiviral for Treatment of COVID-19
December 08, 2021: FDA Authorizes New Long-Acting Monoclonal Antibodies for Pre-exposure Prevention of COVID-19 in Certain Individuals
December 8, 2021: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes New Long-Acting Monoclonal Antibodies for Pre-exposure Prevention of COVID-19 in Certain Individuals
December 03, 2021: FDA Expands Authorization of Two Monoclonal Antibodies for Treatment and Post-Exposure Prevention of COVID-19 to Younger Pediatric Patients, Including Newborns
November 18, 2021: Biden Administration Secures 10 Million Courses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 Oral Antiviral Medicine as Additional Tool to Reduce Hospitalizations and Save Lives
September 13, 2021: HHS Activates Emergency Prescription Assistance Program for Uninsured Residents of Louisiana Due to Hurricane Ida
September 3, 2021: HHS Secretary Becerra declares public health emergencies for states of New York and New Jersey due to Hurricane Ida
August 30, 2021: HHS Secretary Becerra declares public health emergencies for states of Louisiana and Mississippi due to Hurricane Ida
July 9, 2021: Statement by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on the Swearing-In of Dawn O’Connell as Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and Cheryl Campbell becoming Assistant Secretary for Administration
July 7, 2021: Renewal of the Determination that a Public Health Emergency Exists Nationwide as the Result of the Continued Consequences of Opioid Crisis
June 30, 2021: HHS launches calculator tool to help health administrators, clinicians improve capacity to treat COVID-19 patients with monoclonal antibodies
June 23, 2021: HHS, Puerto Rico Department of Health test health and social services recovery efforts with preparedness exercise in Mayagüez healthcare region
23 de junio de 2021: HHS junto al Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico evalúa los esfuerzos de recuperación de servicios sociales y de salud con el ejercicio de preparación en la región de atención médica de Mayagüez
June 17, 2021: Biden Administration to Invest $3 Billion from American Rescue Plan as Part of COVID-19 Antiviral Development Strategy
June 9, 2021: Biden Administration announces U.S. government procurement of Merck’s investigational antiviral medicine for COVID-19 treatment
June 8, 2021: Biden Administration Recommends Policy Changes to Secure U.S. Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
May 26, 2021: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Additional Monoclonal Antibody for Treatment of COVID-19
April 9, 2021: Statement by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on the President’s FY 2022 Discretionary Funding Request
April 7, 2021: Renewal of the Determination that a Public Health Emergency Exists Nationwide as the Result of the Continued Consequences of Opioid Crisis
March 25, 2021: Medical Reserve Corps volunteers aid COVID-19 vaccination efforts in 46 states and U.S. territories
March 17, 2021: Biden Administration to Invest $150 Million to Expand Access to COVID-19 Treatments in Underserved Communities
March 12, 2021: Biden Administration Takes Action Through HHS to Increase Number of Vaccinators
March 2, 2021: Biden Administration Announces Historic Manufacturing Collaboration Between Merck and Johnson & Johnson to Expand Production of COVID-19 Vaccines
February 18, 2021: HHS Acting Secretary Norris Cochran Declares Public Health Emergency for State of Texas Due to Winter Storms
February 11, 2021: Biden Administration purchases additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna
January 28, 2021: HHS Amends PREP Act Declaration to Increase Workforce Authorized to Administer COVID-19 Vaccines
January 12, 2021: HHS, DOD purchase additional doses of Regeneron’s antibody therapeutic to treat patients with mild to moderate COVID-19
January 11, 2021: HHS Launches Web-Based Locator for COVID-19 Outpatient Treatment Sites for Monoclonal Antibodies
January 11, 2021: HHS Launches Web-Based Locator for COVID-19 Outpatient Treatment Sites for Monoclonal Antibodies
January 8, 2021: HHS, Sunrise Hospital Launch Federally Supported Monoclonal Antibody Infusion Clinic to Treat COVID-19 Patients in Las Vegas
January 7, 2021: HHS, Tucson Medical Center launch federally supported infusion center to treat COVID-19 patients
December 30, 2020: HHS, El Centro Regional Medical Center launch Imperial County Infusion Center to treat COVID-19 patients
December 23, 2020: HHS, DOD collaborate with Merck to continue the development and large-scale manufacturing of investigational COVID-19 treatment
December 23, 2020: Trump Administration purchases additional 100 million doses of COVID-19 investigational vaccine from Pfizer
December 15, 2020: HHS, DOD engage Quantum Leap Research Collaborative in search for effective treatments for the sickest COVID-19 patients
December 11, 2020: Trump Administration purchases additional 100 million doses of COVID-19 investigational vaccine from Moderna
December 2, 2020: Trump Administration purchases additional doses of Lilly therapeutic to treat patients with mild to moderate COVID-19
November 23, 2020: HHS Allocates Regeneron Therapeutic to Treat Patients With Mild to Moderate COVID-19
October 30, 2020: Trump Administration Producing Supply Kits to Safely Administer COVID-19 Vaccines to Americans
October 28, 2020: HHS, DOD Collaborate on Plans to Purchase of Lilly Investigational Therapeutic to Treat COVID-19
October 23, 2020: HHS Delivers 125 Million Masks to Support Safe School Reopening
October 13, 2020: Trump Administration Expands Manufacturing Capacity with Cytiva for Components of COVID-19 Vaccines
October 6, 2020: HHS funds development of needle-free vaccine administration technology
October 1, 2020: Veklury (remdesivir) Now Available Directly from Distributor following Trump Administration’s Successful Allocations to States and U.S. Territories
October 30, 2020: Trump Administration Producing Supply Kits to Safely Administer COVID-19 Vaccines to Americans
September 16, 2020: Review of ASPR’s Coronavirus Response Efforts: Statement by HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Robert Kadlec
September 16, 2020: HHS Secretary Azar Declares Public Health Emergency in Oregon Due to Wildfires
September 9, 2020: HHS deploys medical personnel to Honolulu to care for COVID-19 patients
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