Nesta segunda-feira (30/11), a Anvisa foi formalmente comunicada da conclusão, com sucesso, do processo de adesão da Agência ao Esquema de Cooperação em Inspeção Farmacêutica (PIC/S, do inglês Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme). A Anvisa se tornará o 54º membro da iniciativa internacional em inspeção farmacêutica, passando a contar com o reconhecimento internacional da excelência das inspeções em Boas Práticas de Fabricação (BPF) de medicamentos e insumos farmacêuticos de uso humano.

https://www.gov.br/anvisa/pt-br/assuntos/noticias-anvisa/2020/anvisa-e-aprovada-para-cooperacao-em-inspecao-farmaceutica-2013-pic-s

Mask use in the context of COVID-19: interim guidance, 1 December 2020

This document, which is an update of the guidance published on 5 June 2020, includes new scientific evidence relevant to the use of masks for reducing the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus  that causes COVID-19, and practical considerations. It contains updated evidence and guidance on the following:
• mask management;
• SARS-CoV-2 transmission;
• masking in health facilities in areas with community, cluster and sporadic transmission;
• mask use by the public in areas with community and cluster transmission;
• alternatives to non-medical masks for the public;
• exhalation valves on respirators and non-medical masks;
• mask use during vigorous intensity physical activity;
• essential parameters to be considered when manufacturing non-medical masks (Annex).

Mask use in the context of COVID-19: interim guidance, 1 December 2020 (who.int)

Date:

December 2, 2020

Time:

12:15 PM – 1:15 PM ET

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