Washington state has recalled 12,000 coronavirus testing kits sent across the state due to a possible contamination, the department of health said Sunday. The health department said it was alerted about the possible quality control issue on Friday by UW Medicine.Some of the vials of the viral transport media (VTM), the fluid that preserves a specimen…
EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENT. WGAL NEWS 8’S SUSAN SHAPIRO EXPLAINS. SUSAN: PENN STATE HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER IS WAITING FOR DELIVERY OF PLASMA FROM A NATIONAL REPOSITORY THAT WILL BE GIVEN TO TWO COVID-19 PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED HERE. IT WAS DONATED BY OTHER PATIENTS WHO TESTED POSITIVE AND HAVE SINCE RECOVERED. >> IS AN OLD TREATMENT. OLDIE BUT GOODIE.…
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Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Foreign government hackers have broken into companies conducting research into COVID-19 treatment and the U.S. healthcare sector, an FBI official reportedly said.Tonya Ugoretz, the FBI Deputy Assistant Director, told participants in an online panel discussion on Thursday that the bureau has…
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