AquaVitas, LLC Announces Contract from U.S. Government and Health and Human Services for Nationwide Testing of Wastewater for SARS-CoV-2

Award will fund a collaborative effort between AquaVitas, LLC, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Health and Human Services to identify best practices for wastewater SARS- CoV-2 assessment and subsequent data analytics across the U.S.

Phase 1 award will fund assessment of wastewater at up to 100 treatment plants (representing ~10% of the U.S. population).

Optional Phase 2 award will scale to fund assessment of wastewater at up to 340 treatment plants (representing ~30% of the U.S. population in at least 42 states).Continue reading

Regeneron’s REGEN-COV2 is First Antibody Cocktail for COVID-19 to Receive FDA Emergency Use Authorization

First treatment of any kind to have prospectively confirmed and statistically significant anti-viral activity against SARS-CoV-2

Authorized for recently diagnosed, mild to moderate COVID-19 in high-risk patients

Initial doses of REGEN-COV2 will be made available to approximately 300,000 patients, with no medication out-of-pocket costs, under U.S. government allocation programContinue reading

Banner Health recommends alternatives to in-person gatherings this Thanksgiving

PHOENIX (November 17, 2020) – The United States is experiencing uncontrollable spread of COVID-19, and social gatherings are an important contributor to the rise in COVID-19 cases. Banner Health advises that individuals evaluate the risk level of their Thanksgiving plans and consider safer alternatives for those activities that present a higher risk of contracting or spreading the virus.Continue reading