Swine Flu
The authorization allows for the use of unapproved medical products or unapproved uses of approved medical products during a public health emergency, the kids air max 95 FDA said.
Swine flu was declared to be a pandemic, or global nike mens air max outbreak, by the World Health Organization in June,Replica Chanel, and it is expected to make a strong return in the fall and winter. The WHO has said the virus has killed nearly 1,800 people worldwide.
The announcement comes as the government is gearing up for the arrival of a vaccine. First supplies are likely by October but most not until the Thanksgiving season.
The FDA emergency authorization lets the Defense Department distribute womens air max the swine flu test to its qualified laboratories that have the right equipment and personnel to perform and interpret test results.
The FDA said the test will help to speed up diagnosis of H1N1 infections so that deployed troops can quickly begin treatment.
The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it has authorized the emergency use of a swine flu test for U.S. troops overseas, allowing the military to speed kids air max 95 up diagnoses and treatment of a virus that could cause widespread infections again this fall.
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