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Donate Blood Plasma and Help Save Lives

People who have recovered from COVID-19 have antibodies in their blood that may help treat people who have recently contracted the virus. But this treatment needs eligible Americans to help by donating their plasma.read more »

Household Checklist

You can plan and make decisions now that will protect you and your family during a COVID-19 outbreak. Learn what you can do to prepare your home and family.read more »

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Photos of MERS-CoV and additional information for general public, media, healthcare professionals and laboratories…read more »

She Ought to Be In Pictures

​When Colorado opened one of the first drive-through COVID-19 testing sites in the United States, CDC epidemiologist Jennifer Lehman was deployed to help. She didn’t expect to become the subject of a widely used photo in news stories and an ad. ​read more »

Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Isolation Gowns

Purpose: This document offers a series of strategies or options to optimize supplies of isolation gowns in healthcare settings when there is limited supply. It does not address other aspects of pandemic planning; for those, healthcare facilities can refer to COVID-19 preparedness plans.read more »