Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Daily Roundup

SILVER SPRING, Md., May 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today continued to take action in the ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic:

    --  The FDA announced that the agency will host a virtual Town Hall on May
        15, 2020, for researchers, clinical laboratories, and commercial
        manufacturers to discuss the production and use of 3D printed swabs
        during the COVID-19 public health emergency. This is a collaboration
        between the FDA, the Department of Veterans Affairs' Innovation
        Ecosystem, and the National Institutes of Health's 3D Print Exchange.
    --  Today, the FDA posted a new webpage with information on use of thermal
        imaging systems. Thermal imaging systems and non-contact infrared
        thermometers use different forms of infrared technology to measure
        temperature. When used correctly, thermal imaging systems generally have
        been shown to accurately measure someone's surface skin temperature
        without being physically close to the person being evaluated.
    --  Testing updates:
        --  During the COVID-19 pandemic, the FDA has worked with more than 390
            test developers who have already submitted or said they will be
            submitting EUA requests to the FDA for tests that detect the virus
            or antibodies to the virus.
        --  To date, the FDA has authorized 95 tests under EUAs, which include
            82 molecular tests, 12 antibody tests, and 1 antigen test.

Additional Resources:

    --  Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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