The MIT community has been activated to fight the pandemic. From ways to combat feelings of isolation to open-source ventilators—students, faculty, staff, and alumni from academic departments & labs across campus are living the MIT mission to, “…work wisely, creatively, and effectively for the betterment of humankind.”

We’ve aggregated the many MIT efforts here for you to explore, learn more, and get activated.

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VESper™ is a new device that allows one ventilator to support up to four patients under emergency use authorization by the FDA. Hospitals can apply to receive the free source code and printing specifications for the device.


VESper™ is a unique ventilator expansion device that allows a single ventilator to support up to four patients during times of acute equipment shortages such as the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Produced using 3D printing technology, the device is developed ...

Doctors and medical staff from Hospital General de Castellón (Valencia) give a great applause to the first patient discharged from the ICU

Due to the urgent need of masks and ventilators parts the European Commission has recently requested to CECIMO, as the European association for additive manufacturing, to address to its memberships and ask for their ability to aid in producing equipment (such as valves, masks or ventilators). Therefore, CECIMO expands the call to all additive manufacturing (AM) companies who have the ability to do so to assist the needs of hospitals all over Europe. 

Consequently, international net...

Medical personnel of Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (Barcelona) dancing at the electrolatin rythm of "Quédate en casa"!
Watch their cool coreography!

Nurses dance at Oh Nanana rhythm Tik Tok by @priskiss

There is an urgent need for information on body site-specific virus replication, immunity, and infectivity. Here you can find a detailed virological analysis of nine cases, providing proof of active virus replication in upper respiratory tract tissues. Pharyngeal virus shedding was very high during the first week of symptoms (peak at 7.11 × 108 RNA copies per throat swab, day 4). Infectious virus was readily isolated from throat- and lung-derived samples, but not from stool samples, in spite ...

The downward trend of daily deaths from the coronavirus continued on Sunday, with the latest number falling to 674, according to official figures supplied by the Health Ministry. This marks a fall of 135 compared to Saturday, which saw 809. Sunday’s figure is the lowest seen in 10 days. The highest total so far was reported on April 2, with 950 fatalities from Covid-19 in a 24-hour period.

The total number of deaths in Spain from the coronavirus now stands at 12,418, with 130,759 c...

Learn about the menus, alarms and cleaning and maintenance of the Trilogy non-invasive ventilator. 
Light, versatile and easy-to-use, that’s the Trilogy100 portable ventilator at its essence. With its light weight and proven technology, Trilogy100 makes invasive and non-invasive treatment less complicated for a wide range of adult and pediatric patients.
Setup videotutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpNJCA5WrR4&t=426s

Some scientists warn there’s a small but real possibility the virus could take refuge in a new animal host and reintroduce it to humans in the future.



AS COVID-19 BLISTERS its way around the globe, much of the focus has been on stopping the spread of the virus and treating those who are sick. But virologists say there’s something else that deserves our focus as well—the search for future animal hosts. Experts say that it’s possible the virus could take hold in a new species...

This video gives you a short introduction on the basic ventilator settings on the HAMILTON-T1, HAMILTON-C1 and HAMILTON-MR1 ventilators. It is demonstrated on a HAMILTON-T1 but applies accordingly to the HAMILTON-C1 and the HAMILTON-MR1. Please be aware that your ventilator may look slightly different because the set-up depends on the needs of your organization. Note: Some features are options. Not all features are available in all countries.

Other videotutorials:

Alarm manageme...

The trajectory of the coronavirus pandemic varies widely from country to country. The number of new cases each day appears to be falling in some nations — what’s known as flattening the curve.Click here for reference