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Several over-the-counter Covid-19 tests were authorized by the FDA for use without a prescription, offering a way for schools and workplaces to conduct serial testing.
Pharmacists can now prescribe the COVID-19 treatment pill Paxlovid— the antiviral medication created by Pfizer — at pharmacies throughout the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration announced ...
COVIDtests.gov is a website through which American residents, as well as those receiving US diplomatic and military mail, [1] can order free COVID-19 rapid antigen tests from the US government. It was announced that the site would open for orders on January 19, 2022, [ 2 ] but instead opened a day early, on January 18. [ 3 ]
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[7] [8] On February 19, the first U.S. patient with COVID-19 of unknown origin (a possible indication of community transmission) was hospitalized. The patient's test was delayed for four days because he had not qualified for a test under the initial federal testing criteria. [9]
In January 2022, Christopher Key, a spreader of COVID-19 misinformation, claimed that urine therapy is the antidote to the COVID-19 pandemic. [25] Key also falsely claims that a 9-month research trial on urine therapy has been conducted. [26] There is no scientific evidence supporting urine therapy as a cure for COVID-19.
COVID-19 rapid antigen tests (RATs) have been widely used for diagnosis of COVID-19. The World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 Case Definition states that a person with a positive RAT (also known as an antigen rapid diagnostic test or Antigen-RDT) can be considered a "confirmed case of SARS-CoV-2 infection" in two ways. [10]
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act is an Act of Congress meant to respond to the economic impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The act provides funding for free coronavirus testing, 14-day paid leave for American workers affected by the pandemic, and increased funding for food stamps .