COVID-19 Federal Responses: Friday, May 22, 2020
CongressCongress is close to passing a bipartisan bill to ease some of the requirements for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. The House and Senate each …
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Wednesday, May 20, 2020
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published detailed guidelines for how to reopen businesses and schools. (See Appendix F for specific advic…
Provider Relief Fund Clarifications
Physicians have had many questions about Provider Relief Fund grants authorized under the CARES Act. Some of the original formulas posted on the Department of …
Updates and clarifications on practice-related COVID-19 Initiatives
AMA’s guidance on antibody testingThe American Medical Association (AMA) issued guidance to help physicians and the public understand potential uses and …
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Monday, May 18, 2020
The biotech firm, Moderna, announced positive results of its early COVID-19 vaccine human clinical trials. The results indicate that all recipients of the vacc…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Friday, May 15, 2020
The House of Representatives is voting on H.R. 6800, the HEROES Act, a $3 trillion COVID-19 relief bill introduced by House Democrats, although there are some …
Will there be a shortage of glass vials and syringes?
There have been a few recent news reports raising the possibility of future shortages of glass vials and syringes for general medical use due to the national a…
The Joint Board Review Course is going virtual
The 2020 AAAAI/ACAAI Joint Board Certification Review Course, originally scheduled to be held this month in Chicago, is moving to an online format.The online c…
Insights on COVID-19 impact on allergists
BackgroundThe College conducted a survey of members in the United States to determine the impact of COVID-19 on their practices. The survey explored the impact…
Where do we go from here?
“If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else.” Those words were spoken by Yankees Hall of Famer Yogi Berra along …