Global Plasma Leaders Collaborate to Accelerate Development of Potential COVID-19 Hyperimmune Therapy
Partnership brings together world-leading plasma companies to focus on developing and delivering a hyperimmune immunoglobulin in the global fight against COVID-19 Osaka, JAPAN, and King of Prussia, PA, USA – April 6, 2020 – Biotest, BPL Group, LFB, and Octapharma have...
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Announcement on Home Infusions During COVID-19
For Immediate Release April 1, 2020 -Alphas on Medicare have a new Choice! The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Announced Sweeping Regulatory Changes that include an option for Alpha-1 patients to receive home infusions. These temporary changes will ensure...
APLUS Supports Plasma Donor Recognition & Home Infusion
March 24, 2020 The American Plasma Users Coalition (APLUS) appreciates the current efforts of your agency to protect public health and curb the spread of COVID-19. Today, we write to you to express concern regarding continued access to life-saving plasma-derived...
BULLETIN: Civil Rights, HIPAA, and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
In light of the Public Health Emergency concerning the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is providing this bulletin to ensure that entities covered by civil rights...
Takeda- Our Coronavirus Efforts: Research & Development and COVID-19, Coronavirus Efforts & Update
As a global pharmaceutical leader, we are doing all we can to protect the health of our employees, their families and our communities, while ensuring our medicines continue to reach patients who rely on them. With this in mind, we are taking a number of steps to...
Facing Dire Shortages, 50 Boston Collaborators Develop Their Own FDA-Approved Coronavirus Test
A team of more than 50 volunteers at the Center for Regenerative Medicine (CReM) on Boston University’s Medical Campus, directed by Alpha doctor, Dr. Darrell Kotton, have developed a one-of-a-kind coronavirus test that can give back a positive or negative result in...
CARES ACT Bill (S.3548) passed by The Senate
March 26, 2020 Early this morning, the Senate passed a $2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. The Bill (S. 3548) is called the CARES Act which stands for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. A vote in the House of Representatives is expected today or...
Grifols Announces Formal Collaboration with US Government to Produce the First Treatment Specifically Targeting COVID-19
Barcelona, March 25, 2020 – Grifols today announces that it has entered into a formal collaboration with the United States Biomedical Advanced Research Development Authority (BARDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other Federal public health agencies to...
Coronavirus: Alpha 1 Group Gives Specific Guidance for Patients
Because of COVID-19’s impacts on the lungs, the U.S. Alpha-1 Foundation has provided detailed, specific guidance for patients who have alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency, which often affects a person’s breathing. “People with Alpha-1 are likely to be particularly...
