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(POP BIO) received a $599,981, two-year Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) under Award No. 1R43AI165089-01, supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to pursue development of a potentially life-saving vaccine technology to address the ongoing pandemic crisis caused by Severe Acute Respiratory ...
The FCC launched the COVID-19 Telehealth program as a part of the overarching CARES Act in March 2020 to help nonprofit and public health care providers implement connected care services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. $200 million dollars in funding was distributed to eligible providers who had qualified for the program via the FCC’s application process. ...
While the world is rightly focused on the limiting the transmission of the Covid-19 virus and treatment of the inflicted, consideration must also be made to overwhelming the mortuary industry capacity. Lack of adequate capacity for safe and respectful storage of human remains could result in further transmission of the virus during the grieving process. Guild Associates’ experience ...
The test detects specific SARS CoV2 IgG and IgM antibodies in the blood in response to a coronavirus infection. The detection of antibodies can be used to identify those who have already had contact with the virus. IgG may remain elevated for up to several months and possibly years, which could help determine who has been exposed to the ...
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue requesting the extension of existing flexibilities for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) through September 30, 2020, as authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. “We appreciate the Department’s actions to utilize administrative authorities as well as to ...
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue to distribute direct assistance to agricultural producers affected by the COVID-19 emergency. The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) will distribute direct payments totaling $16 billion to assist producers of beef, pork, dairy, row crops, produce, and other producers whose markets have been disrupted or lost due to ...