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Double masking is only the start. Here are latest CDC face-covering recommendations.
The idea of double masking has been floating around for a few weeks. But now officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are weighing in. The CDC just released results of a new study that found that double masking offers more protection for the...
Engineering and artificial intelligence combine to safeguard COVID-19 patients
Spurred by the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers at Princeton and Google are applying mechanical engineering and artificial intelligence to increase the availability and effectiveness of ventilation treatments worldwide. Ventilators and their support...
Rutgers University Served As Second-Largest Site For Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Clinical Trial
Johnson & Johnson officially asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for an emergency use authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine Thursday, taking forward the possibility of a third coronavirus vaccine for the American market. To help get the vaccine to this...
COVID vaccines to be given out at some N.J. houses of worship, community centers, Murphy says
Gov. Phil Murphy said New Jersey will be expanding its COVID vaccine distribution program to include some houses of worship and community centers. Murphy said the move will help the state reach more people in communities of color. Read the Full Article.
Staying Current on State’s Resources Crucial in Coronavirus Vaccination Rollout
Rutgers expert provides insight into New Jersey’s inoculation effort. Although COVID-19 vaccines are limited, the federal government is working to increase supply throughout the country, says Mary O’Dowd, executive director of Health Systems and Population Health...
Double masking: How effective is it in blocking the coronavirus?
As new and highly-contagious variants of the coronavirus continue to emerge, including at least two cases reported in New Jersey, people are looking for ways to better protect themselves. One of those ways includes the practice of double-masking, or wearing two masks...
COVID-19 vaccine rollout needs a shot of equity
Is America’s vaccination effort reaching all of those who need to be vaccinated now? From what we have seen, the answer is no. A column in USA Today highlights the need to make the vaccine rollout a model of American public health. One’s health and well-being should...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Geller's article in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making titled, "Outlier concepts auditing methodology for a large family of biomedical ontologies". Summarization networks are compact summaries of ontologies. The “Big Picture” view offered by...