Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss the current and projected status of COVID-19 vaccines. Read more below. COVID-19 Was Third Leading Cause of Death in U.S. last year. In 2021, COVID-19 was the third leading cause of...

Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss low COVID levels across much of the U.S. with some regional levels of BA.2.12. Read more below. DOJ appeals federal ruling on transportation mask mandate. The Justice Department on Wednesday appealed...

Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss the dropping of the travel mask mandate. Read more below. Declaring the COVID-19 travel mask mandate to be unlawful, U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa said the mandate exceeded...

Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss the current status of COVID and the conflicting news.  Read more below. The CDC has extended mask mandates on planes through May 3 (NYT). The FDA has “granted an extension for...

Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss following the curve. Read more below. Extending TSA mask mandate ‘absolutely’ still on the table. On Monday, a top White House COVID-19 adviser said that extending the federal mask mandate for...

Key Points: Public Health: Recommendations for Industry Cases decreasing: Maintain Course Overall, COVID cases both in the U.S. and globally have dropped, except for a slight increase in number of cases on the East Coast, as shown in both TAG’s...

Key Points: Influenza Food Safety & Public Health Recommendations for Industry New England Cases Rise – What’s It Really Mean? As TAG has expected and predicted, we are now seeing an increase in COVID cases in the New England states...

Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss the “blip” in U.S. COVID cases, despite the fact that BA.2 has become the dominant variant. Read more below. FDA Authorizes Second Booster for Older and Immunocompromised Individuals. FDA authorized a...

Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss the flattening of global COVID cases. Read more below. Asian COVID hot spots show signs of improvement. The pace of COVID-19 spread appears to be slowing in some of Asia’s recent...

Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss TAG’s interpretation of COVID trends being seen in TAG’s matrix and other news indicating a “nudge” – not a surge – in the US. Read more below. Weekly WHO Update: Global...