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President-elect Biden, you need a nurse on your Covid task force
President-elect Joe Biden announced his Covid-19 Transition Advisory Board, a 13-person group of distinguished public health experts, physicians, academics, and commissioners. Biden stated that the team will assist in translating his Covid-19 plan into action,...
How Will Consumers Shop During the Holidays This Year?
With holiday shopping in full swing, retail and consumer behavior will look different due to the coronavirus pandemic. But how will local and big box retailers be impacted and what will the shopping experience look like for the everyday consumer? Rutgers Today spoke...
Now Pfizer and BioNTech Say Their COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Is 95% Effective
Last week, Pfizer and BioNTech said their experimental COVID-19 vaccine was 90% effective in early interim results. And yesterday, they announced that their mRNA-based vaccine candidate is 95% effective at preventing COVID-19. Dr. Reynold Panettieri Jr. of Robert Wood...
Moderna Seeks Approval In U.S. And Europe for COVID-19 Vaccine
Dr. Reynold Panettieri, Professor of medicine at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, breaks down the details of the Moderna trials, the logistical challenges that come with distributing a vaccine, and next steps for Pfizer and Moderna requesting COVID-19 vaccine...
Pallone Announces Rutgers University will Receive $3.8 Million to Improve COVID-19 Testing in Underserved Communities
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced today that Rutgers University will receive $3.8 million to improve COVID-19 testing in underserved communities. The award is made possible by the National Institutes of Health’s initiative to enhance COVID-19 testing of...
COVID-19: Childhood Vaccinations Down Amid Pandemic
It's another fallout from the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. One that can leave many seriously ill-- childhood vaccinations. New research by Blue Cross Blue Shield finds 40 percent of parents have skipped out on their children's routine vaccinations due to COVID-19...
Rutgers will enroll as many as 2,000 participants from the university community and throughout New Jersey
Rutgers University is a clinical trial site for the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson’s phase 3 clinical research study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Janssen’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate. Rutgers will enroll as many as 2,000...
How a Home Health Aide Spends Her Sundays
For a home health aide, a day of no rest. “…It’s been very tough, but we’re going to get through this.” Read the Full Story.