Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Update

If your email program has trouble displaying this email, view as a webpage. FDA Office of Minority Health and Health Equity Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) updates Actions by the FDA in our ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic since our last email update include: March 2, 2021: COVID-19 Update including a Voices on protecting consumers against COVID-19 vaccine scams and a warning letter to a company selling unapproved products with fraudulent COVID-19 claims March 1, 2021: FDA Issues Authorization for Quidel QuickVue At-Home COVID-19 Test February 27, 2021: FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for Third COVID-19 Vaccine February 26, 2021: FDA Statement on Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee Meeting February 26, 2021: COVID-19 Update including addition of new devices to the device discontinuance list, including sterilization products and oxygen conservers February 25, 2021: FDA Allows More Flexible Storage, Transportation Conditions for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine   Bookmark www.fda.gov/coronavirus for the latest. COVID-19 Vaccine updates FDA issues EUA for third COVID-19 vaccine FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the third vaccine for the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The EUA allows the Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine to be distributed in the U.S for use in individuals 18 years of age and older. Related information: Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine Frequently Asked Questions Vaccine EUA fact sheets for recipients and caregivers will be posted in additional languages to the Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine page as they become available. FDA allows more flexible storage, transportation conditions for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine FDA announced that it is allowing undiluted frozen vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to be transported and stored at conventional temperatures commonly found in pharmaceutical freezers for a period of up to two weeks. This reflects an alternative to the preferred storage of the undiluted vials in an ultra-low temperature freezer between -80ºC to -60ºC (-112ºF to -76ºF). The change is being reflected in updates to the Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers Administering Vaccine (Vaccination Providers) (PDF). (February 25, 2021) New COVID-19 vaccine videos FDA's Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE) has released a set of new videos, in English and Spanish, about COVID-19 vaccines and the importance of getting vaccinated. Racial and ethnic minority communities have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is important to get vaccinated as soon as you are eligible. Vaccines are one of the safest tools to prevent infectious diseases like COVID-19, and they can help protect you and your loved ones from the virus. Vaccinations, along with mask wearing, hand washing, and social distancing, will help us stop the spread of COVID-19. Upcoming events March 10, 2021: Precisely practicing medicine for COVID, from a half million tested patients and a trillion points of data (Zoom webcast), 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. ET - This Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI) lecture is presented by Atul Butte, MD, PhD, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) -Stanford CERSI. Registration is not required. March 12, 2021: 365 Days and Counting: COVID-19's Impact on the Oncology Community Zoom webinar, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET, hosted by the FDA Oncology Center of Excellence. Please register in advance. May 26-27, 2021: Save the date! 2021 FDA Science Forum: Science as the Foundation for Protecting and Promoting Public Health (virtual) - FDA scientific experts and nationally renowned scientists will discuss eight topic areas including one on medical countermeasures, infectious disease, and pathogen reduction technologies. This year's keynote speaker is NIAID Director Anthony Fauci, MD.   Find additional coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) updates on our website and in the Medical Countermeasures Initiative newsletter.   Visit the FDA OMHHE website and follow us on Twitter at @FDAHealthEquity "Creating a world where health equity is a reality for all." www.fda.gov/healthequity

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