Secretary Azar Statement on Launch of Phase 1 COVID-19 Vaccine Trial

17. March 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
On Monday, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health announced that a Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating an investigational vaccine designed to protect against COVID-19 has begun at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle, funded by NIH. HHS Secretary Alex Azar issued the following statement: ...

Statement from Secretary Azar on President Trump's National Emergency Declaration

14. March 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
On Friday, HHS Secretary Alex Azar issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s declaration that the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States represents a national emergency: “President Trump continues to take smart, aggressive, and comprehensive steps to protect the American people from the threat of COVID-19. His travel restrictions worked at slowing the spread of ...