Convalescent plasma EUA fact sheets in multiple languages FDA publishes comparative performance data for COVID-19 molecular diagnostic tests FDA published comparative performance data for for some authorized COVID-19 molecular diagnostic tests. The tables show the Limit of Detection (LoD) of more than 55 authorized molecular diagnostic COVID-19 tests against a standardized sample panel provided by FDA. The FDA provided these standardized samples, known as a reference panel, to test developers who are required to assess their test’s performance against this panel (or other FDA-recommended reference materials) as a condition of their EUA. (September 15, 2020) Diagnostic test EUAs
Events- Today! September 16, 2020: Virtual Town Hall Series - Immediately in Effect Guidance on Coronavirus (COVID-19) Diagnostic Tests - FDA will host a virtual Town Hall for clinical laboratories and commercial manufacturers that are developing or have developed diagnostic tests for SAR-CoV-2, 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. ET. FDA will host additional town halls in this series on Wednesdays in September. To ensure you are connected, please dial-in at 12:00 p.m.
- September 17, 2020: Advancing the Response to COVID-19: Sharing Promising Programs and Practices for Racial and Ethnic Minority Communities, a virtual symposium hosted by the HHS Office of Minority Health
- September 17-18, 2020: Considerations for the Use of Real-World Evidence to Assess the Effectiveness of Preventive Vaccines - virtual workshop - agenda (PDF)
- New! September 22, 2020: Achieving Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity in Clinical Research webinar, hosted by the FDA Office of Minority Health and Health Equity, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET
- September 29, 2020: Save the date for the next event in FDA's webinar series to share information and answer your questions on respirators and other personal protective equipment (PPE). Printable slides and transcripts from previous events in this series are available.
- October 2, 2020: Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (webcast) - The committee will meet to discuss and make recommendations on selection of strains to be included in an influenza virus vaccine for the 2021 Southern Hemisphere influenza season, which is part of FDA’s year-round efforts to flight flu, along with other public health partners like CDC and NIH.
- October 22, 2020: Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (webcast) - The committee will meet to discuss, in general, the development, authorization, and/or licensure of vaccines to prevent COVID-19. No specific application will be discussed at this meeting.
Information for industryMedical devices Drugs and biologics - FDA issued a temporary guidance, Resuming Normal Drug and Biologics Manufacturing Operations During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, to help drug and biological product manufacturers (including animal drug manufacturers) transition from operations impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency to normal manufacturing operations. This guidance provides recommendations to help manufacturers prioritize products as they resume normal operations and as they remediate current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) activities that were necessarily delayed, reduced, or otherwise modified during the public health emergency in order to maintain production and the drug supply. (September 10, 2020)
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