19 June 2020 - - The US Food and Drug Administration participated in the International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases virtual meeting  to discuss how the CURE ID app can be used to capture case reports regarding treatments and advance research into neglected tropical disease and COVID-19, the agency said.

Visit the FDA's new web section Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Emergency Use Authorizations for Medical Devices.

This resource provides information on the Emergency Use Authorizations for COVID-19 tests and other medical devices that the FDA has issued related to COVID-19 on individual web pages to help make it easier for the public to access this information.

The FDA published FAQs related to its Temporary Policy Regarding Certain Food Labeling Requirements During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Minor Formulation Changes and Vending Machines.

To date, FDA has authorized 141 tests under EUAs; these include 120 molecular tests, 20 antibody tests, and 1 antigen test.