COVID-19 Health Care Professional Resources
COVID-19 News for Health Care Professionals
Vaccine News
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Updated (bivalent) COVID-19 vaccines authorized for children down to 6 months of age (12/8/2022)
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Stakeholder Call: Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters (9/2/2022)
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FDA authorizes bivalent COVID-19 vaccines for use as a booster dose. (8/31/2022)
Therapeutics News
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Evusheld is not currently authorized for emergency use in the U.S. (1/26/2023)
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Shelf-Life Extension for Specific Lots of Paxlovid (1/18/2023)
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FDA approved Actemra (tocilizumab) injection for treatment of COVID-19 in certain hospitalized adults (FAQs - PDF, 173 KB) (12/21/2022)
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Bebtelovimab is not currently authorized in any U.S. region. (11/30/2022)
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COVID-19 Therapeutics Expiration Dating Extensions
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Stakeholder Call: COVID-19 Therapeutics (1/13/2022)
Testing News
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Upcoming - Virtual Town Hall Series - Test Development and Validation During Public Health Emergencies (2/15/2023)
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Extended expiration dates for BinaxNOW, MaximBio ClearDetect, and iHealth COVID-19 tests (1/19/2023)
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SARS-CoV-2 Viral Mutations: Impact on COVID-19 Tests (1/12/2023)
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FDA revised the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of all COVID-19 antigen tests: Repeat or serial testing (11/1/2022)
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FDA updates COVID-19 test policy, encourages developers to seek traditional premarket review (9/27/2022)
Safety News
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Medical Device Safety: Letters to Health Care Providers, Recalls, and Safety Communications
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Safety Communication: Pulse Oximeter Accuracy and Limitations (9/15/2022)
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Virtual Advisory Committee Meeting (11/1/2022): To discuss factors that may affect pulse oximeter accuracy and performance, and related topics.
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Do Not Use Animal Products to Treat Humans:
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Consumers should not use: Hand Sanitizer List
COVID-19 Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs)
COVID-19 Therapeutics
Questions? Contact the FDA’s Division of Drug Information at 301-796-3400 or druginfo@fda.hhs.gov. Learn more about reporting adverse events.
Antiviral Drugs
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Veklury (remdesivir)
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Health Care Provider Information
- Health care Provider Preparation and Storage Information (PDF - 359 KB)
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Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir co-packaged with ritonavir)
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Health Care Provider Fact Sheet
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Important Prescribing Information
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Prescriber Patient Eligibility Screening Checklist
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Dispensing Information for Patients with Moderate Renal Impairment
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Shelf-Life Extension for Specific Lots
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Lagevrio (molnupiravir)
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Health Care Provider Fact Sheet
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Important Safety Information
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Checklist Tool for Prescribers
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Immune Modulators
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Actemra (tocilizumab)
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Health Care Provider Information - Biologic License Application (BLA): 125276 and 125472
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Health Care Provider EUA Fact Sheet
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Baricitinib (olumiant)
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Health Care Provider Information
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Health Care Provider EUA Fact Sheet
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Kineret (anakinra)
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Health Care Provider Fact Sheet
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Convalescent Plasma
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Health Care Provider Fact Sheet
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Recommendations for Investigational COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma
Sedatives
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Propofol-Lipuro 1%
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Health Care Provider Fact Sheet
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Renal Replacement Therapies
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Regiocit replacement solution
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Health Care Provider Fact Sheet
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Fresenius Medical multiFiltrate/ multiBic/ multiPlus replacement solutions
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Health Care Provider Fact Sheet
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COVID-19 Vaccines
COVID-19 Vaccine Safety
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Report a Vaccine Serious Adverse Event online
COVID-19 Bivalent Vaccine Boosters
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FDA authorized bivalent COVID-19 vaccine boosters
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Las dosis de refuerzos de las vacunas bivalentes contra el COVID-19
COVID-19 Tests
Test Authorizations
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Molecular Diagnostic Tests with Emergency Use Authorization
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Antigen Diagnostic Tests with Emergency Use Authorization
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Serology and Other Adaptive Immune Response Tests with Emergency Use Authorization
Testing Information
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At-Home OTC COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests
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Understanding At-Home OTC COVID-19 Antigen Diagnostic Test Results
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At-Home COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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Take steps to reduce your risk of false negative at-home COVID-19 antigen tests.
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Virtual Town Hall Series – Test Development and Validation During Public Health Emergencies
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SARS-CoV-2 Viral Mutations: Impact on COVID-19 Tests
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)