Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: Prepares first responders, healthcare providers, and health systems for the potential of COVID-19 community spread. | PDF Downloads►

CDC Situation Summary Updates:
CDC Coronavirus (COVID-19)►

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Burn Rate Calculator For Healthcare And Other Settings:
PPE Burn Rate Calculator Tool►
PPE Burn Rate Calculator Tutorial (Video)►

Testing

• COVID-19 Viral Testing Online Tool

Vaccines

• Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People - May 28, 2021
• COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
• Ensuring the Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines
• Tips for Building Vaccine Confidence
• What to Expect after Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine
• Federal Retail Pharmacy Program
• CDC Executive Summaries For State Plans For COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
• CDC Releases COVID-19 Vaccination Program Interim Playbook To States (PDF) - September 16, 2020
• What Every Clinician Should Know about COVID-19 Vaccine Safety
• When Vaccine is Limited, Who Gets Vaccinated First
• Selected Adverse Events Reported after COVID-19 Vaccination
• COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Toolkit for Essential Workers: Getting Started
• Customizable COVID-19 Vaccine Content for Essential Workers
• CDC Slide Deck | COVID-19 Vaccine Prioritization: Work Group Considerations (PDF)
• Frequently Asked Questions about V-safe
• CDC Releases Guidance To Help Providers Safely Administer Flu Vaccines During COVID-19

Masks & Respirators

• Your Guide to Masks
• NIOSH: Respiratory Infection Vs. Source Control - What’s The Difference?
• CDC Advises Wearing Masks On Planes, Trains, Buses, Other Transportation | USA Today
  CDC Source: Interim Guidance: Wearing Of Face Masks While On Public Conveyances And At Stations, Ports, And Similar Transportation Hubs
• CDC Now Recommends Face Masks As Acceptable Alternative To Respirators
• Summary for Healthcare Facilities: Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators During Shortages
• NIOSH Considering Adding Other Masks To National Stockpile To Relieve N95 Shortages (PDF)
• Double Masking: Maximizing Fit For Cloth And Medical Procedure Masks
• Considerations For The Release Of Expired N95 Masks From Stockpile
• Strategies For Optimizing The Supply Of N95 Respirators
• CDC Offers Information On Identifying NIOSH-Approved Respirators - May 2020
• Understanding the Use of Imported Non-NIOSH-Approved Respirators

Variants

• U.S. COVID-19 Cases Caused by Variants
• New Variants of the Virus that Causes COVID-19

Quarantine & Isolation

• New CDC Guidelines: People With Mild To Moderate COVID-19 Only Need To Isolate 10 Days
• Options To Reduce 2-Week Coronavirus Quarantines To 10 Or 7 Days

General PPE

• FAQ About Personal Protective Equipment
• Strategies For Optimizing PPE Supply And Equipment During Shortages
• NIOSH Launches PPE Inventory Tracker App
• Updated Strategies For Optimizing The Supply Of Isolation Gowns

More Resources

• Federal Agencies Can Require COVID-19 Testing for Employees, CDC Says - April 20, 2021
• Project Firstline Facilitator Toolkit: Infection Prevention
• COVID-19 One-Stop Shop Toolkits
• Guidance For Labs
• Guidance For Patients In Healthcare Setting
• Guidance For Infection Control
• Updated Infection Control Guidelines
• Guidance For Businesses And Employers
• Strategies for Sharps Disposal Container Use During Supply Shortages
• Cleaning, Disinfecting, and Ventilation
• Science Briefs
• CDC Acknowledges Threat Of Indoor COVID-19 Spread Beyond 6 Feet
• Preparing for COVID-19 in Nursing Homes - Updated June 22, 2020
• CDC Reports At Least 50% Of Hospital Inpatient Beds Are Occupied In Majority Of States - June 7, 2020
• COVID-19 Forecasts For Hospitalizations - August 12, 2020
• COVID-19 Mitigation Tactics, Flu Shots Key For Upcoming Flu Season
• CDC Activities and Initiatives Supporting the COVID-19 Response and Reopening Guidance (PDF)
• Doctors, Nurses, Other Healthcare Personnel Make Up To 19% Of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases In US
• Safety Practices Guidance For Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Been Exposed To COVID-19
• Long-Haul Trucker COVID-19 Guidelines

Food & Drug Administration: Regulates vaccines, medical devices, radiating-emitting electronic products, drugs, and foods. | PDF Downloads►

• FDA Resource Center
• FDA Contact Information
• Warning Letters to Noncompliant Medical Vendors, Suppliers, and Manufacturers

Respirators/Masks

• Revoked EUAs for Non-NIOSH-Approved Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators - June 30, 2021
• FDA Recommends Healthcare Personnel And Facilities Transition From Use Of Non-NIOSH-Approved Respirators - May 27, 2021
• FDA Recommends Transition from Use of Decontaminated Disposable Respirators - April 9, 2021
• FDA Will No Longer Add New Respirator Models Under Umbrella EUA for Imported, Non-NIOSH-Approved Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFRs) - March 24, 2021
• FDA: Wear Face Masks with No Metal During MRI Exams: FDA Safety Communication - December 7, 2020
• FDA To Allow Emergency Use Of Masks From China Not Approved By CDC | Beckers Hospital Review - October 16, 2020
  FDA Source: FDA Reissues Emergency Use Authorization For Certain Non-NIOSH-Approved Filtering Face-Piece Respirators Manufactured In China
  FAQ: The EUAs For Non-NIOSH Approved Respirators During The COVID-19 Pandemic
• FDA Reissues EUA For Non-NIOSH-Approved Filtering Face-Piece Respirators From China - October 15, 2020
• FDA Says Certain Filtering Facepiece Respirators From China May Not Offer Adequate Protection - Updated October 15, 2020
• FDA Issues Umbrella EUA For Disposable Surgical Masks - August 7, 2020
• FDA Makes Revisions To Emergency Use Authorizations Narrowing Which Types Of Respirators Are Authorized For Decontamination And Reuse - June 2020
• Enforcement Policy for Face Masks and Respirators During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency - May 26, 2020
• FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization To Decontaminate 4 Million N95 Respirators Daily - April 12, 2020

Gloves

• FDA Offers New FAQ For Manufacturers, Purchasers, Importers, And Donators Of Medical Gloves - September 3, 2020
• FDA Medical Glove Conservation Strategies - Letter To Health Care Providers - April 27, 2020

General PPE

• FDA Emergency Use Authorization To Expand Allowable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (PDF) - May 22, 2020
• Surgical Mask And Gown Conservation Strategies – Letter To Healthcare Providers - April 27, 2020
• FDA Issues New Policies For Gowns, Apparel, And Gloves - March 30, 2020
• FDA Chief Asks Georgia Governor To Reopen Sterigenics To Allow Sterilization Of Critical PPE (PDF) - March 19, 2020

Hand Sanitizer

• FDA Updated Guidances Providing Additional Clarification On Testing Of Alcohol Used In Hand Sanitizers Manufactured Under Temporary Policies; FDA Adds To List Of Potentially Dangerous Hand Sanitizers - Updated March 25, 2021
• FDA Warns Consumers Not To Use Alcohol Hand Sanitizers From Mexico - January 26, 2021
• FDA Consumer Advisory Regarding Hand Sanitizer Products - June 19, 2020
• FDA COVID-19 Update: FDA Continues to Ensure Availability of Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer During the Pandemic, Addresses Safety Concerns - April 27, 2020

Antibodies

• FDA Authorizes First Tests For Measuring COVID-19 Antibody Amounts - Updated January 21, 2020
• FDA Authorizes Monoclonal Antibodies for Treatment of COVID-19 - November 21, 2020

Vaccines

• Emergency Use Authorization for Vaccines Explained - November 20, 2020
• FDA Won't Require Manufacturing Inspections For Emergency COVID Vaccine Use - October 26, 2020

COVID-19 Testing

• FDA Issues At-Home And OTC COVID-19 Testing Template - July 29, 2020
• FDA Eases Rule On Viral Transport Media Boost Availability For COVID-19 Testing - July 21, 2020
• FDA Issues First Emergency Use Authorization For Sample Pooling Of Diagnostic Testing - July 18, 2020
• FDA Approves Tests To Screen For COVID-19, Flu At Same Time - July 7, 2020
• FDA Announces COVID-19 Antibody Test Makers Must Provide Data Proving Accuracy - May 4, 2020
• FDA Approves New COVID-19 Testing Method Via Synthetic Swabs - April 16, 2020
• FDA Approves First Saliva-Based Coronavirus Test - April 13, 2020
• FDA Approves First Rapid COVID-19 Test - March 21, 2020

Medical Devices

• FDA: Enforcement Policy For Non-Invasive Remote Monitoring Devices Used To Support Patient Monitoring During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (Revised) - October 28, 2020
• FAQs on Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) for Medical Devices - August 18, 2020
• FDA Offers Guidance On Importing Medical Devices During The COVID-19 Pandemic - August 11, 2020
• FDA Announces UDI Enforcement Discretion Due To COVID-19 (PDF) - July 1, 2020
• FDA Releases New Web Section On COVID-19 Emergency Use Authorizations For Medical Devices (PDF) - June 18, 2020
• FDA Issues New Guidance For Remote Pathology Devices For Labs, Healthcare Facilities - April 24, 2020
• FDA Releases FAQs On 3D Printing Of Medical Devices During The COVID-19 Pandemic - April 5, 2020
• FDA Releases COVID-19 Guidelines On Protecting Medical Device Manufacturing Personnel - April 4, 2020
• FDA Allows Expanded Use Of Devices To Monitor Patients' Vital Signs Remotely - March 20, 2020

Ventilators

• FDA Eases Rules For Ventilator Production, But Hurdles Remain - March 23, 2020
• FDA Ventilator Supply Mitigation Strategies - Letter To Health Care Providers - March 22, 2020

Diagnostics

• FDA Provides Regulatory Relief Around Diagnostics - March 16, 2020
• FDA Issues First Emergency Use Authorization For Point Of Care Diagnostic - March 21, 2020

Supply Chain Related / Non-Product Specific

• FDA Creates Medical Supply Shortage List Including Masks, Swabs - Updated March 19, 2021
• FDA: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Drug and Biological Product Inspections During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Questions and Answers - Updated January 29, 2021
• FDA: Ongoing Commitment to Transparency for COVID-19 EUAs - November 17, 2020
• FDA Publishes List Of Essential Medicines, Medical Countermeasures, Critical Inputs Required By Executive Order - October 30, 2020
• Enforcement Policy For Modifications To Allowable Types Of Swabs And Transport Media For FDA Cleared Molecular Influenza And RSV Tests - October 13, 2020
• FDA Offers COVID-19 Supply Chain Update On Importation Of Medical Products - May 14, 2020
• FDA Exemption and Exclusion from Certain Requirements of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency - May 11, 2020
• FDA Creates Program To Speed Up Coronavirus Therapies - April 1, 2020
• FDA Continues To Facilitate Access To Crucial Medical Products - March 22, 2020