by William Jester | Sep 18, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
Hospital executives and epidemiologists say that, while the number of COVID-19 patients in the region remains low, a second wave will come, and much of its trajectory will depend on whether Long Island residents follow social distancing guidelines. The timing and...
by William Jester | Sep 17, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
New Jersey Medical School (NJMS) has been selected by Moderna as one of over 90 sites across the United States to recruit adults to volunteer for the COVID-19 vaccine trial (known as the COVE Study) that will test the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine in...
by William Jester | Sep 16, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
Months after developing one of the nation’s first saliva-based coronavirus tests, researchers at Rutgers University are closing in on their next breakthrough: A saliva test for both COVID-19 and the flu. The research is being conducted at RUCDR Infinite Biologics — a...
by William Jester | Sep 15, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
One day in March, Diana Berrent woke up with a fever and “felt like an elephant was sitting on my chest.” An international photographer and mom of two who lives in a New York City suburb, Berrent found out she had a moderate case of COVID-19. “I was...
by William Jester | Sep 14, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
Sitting and standing shoulder to shoulder, some without face masks, hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump jammed into an airplane hangar for an Arizona campaign event this week, ignoring the advice of Trump’s own health experts. Like his boss, Vice...
