Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is urging the federal government to allow states to buy monoclonal antibody treatments amid the latest COVID-19 surge, The Hill reported Jan. 3.
Category: Supply Chain
Tennessee receives oral antiviral COVID-19 supply
The Tennessee Department of Health has received a limited supply of the Merck and Pfizer oral antiviral treatments for COVID-19.
Antigen tests may be less sensitive to omicron & 7 more supply chain updates
Here are eight supply chain updates from the past week:
6 systems reporting antibody treatment shortages
Health systems across the nation are reporting shortages in sotrovimab, which The New York Times reported is the only COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment that appears to be effective against the omicron variant.
10 systems seeking supply chain talent
Ten health systems have posted job listings for supply chain expertise in the last week:
Antigen tests may be less sensitive to omicron, FDA warns
Rapid antigen tests may have reduced sensitivity in detecting the omicron COVID-19 variant, the FDA said in a Dec. 28 update.
377K portable bed rails recalled after 4 deaths
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled around 377,000 portable bed rails from Middleburg Heights, Ohio-based Compass Health and Orlando, Fla.-based Essential Medical Supply in two separate Dec. 22 announcements.
Amazon limiting sales for at-home COVID-19 test kits as demand surges
Amazon is limiting sales of its at-home COVID-19 PCR test kit to 10 units per shopper due to supply shortages, CNBC reported Dec. 22.
COVID-19 test shortages will ease in January, Fauci says
As the U.S. struggles to keep up with COVID-19 testing demands, Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said he expects test supply levels to improve in January, according to ABC News.
10 systems seeking supply chain talent
Ten health systems have posted job listings for supply chain expertise in the last week:
