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Cancer researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have made a breakthrough in developing a COVID-19 vaccine by identifying regions of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, to target. Building on the tools used for cancer immunotherapies, the team has developed a strategy to stimulate an immune response against the
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A US Air Force base in Texas, hosting 10,579 trainees, implemented strict social distancing, quarantining, and other measures to prevent a potential coronavirus hotspot. The interventions proved effective, with only five people getting sick. The base's experience can serve as a model for other settings to adopt
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As the nation continues to battle coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has taken decisive action to ensure the safety and security of America's nursing homes under the leadership of President Trump. Enhanced enforcement measures have been unveiled to target nursing homes
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Nursing homes have been at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic, with many facilities serving as hotspots for the virus due to the close living quarters and vulnerable population. In response to the crisis, federal and state governments have implemented measures to provide liability protections to nursing homes while also
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Leicestershire County Council has been awarded £6.5 million from a £60 million government fund to prevent the spread of coronavirus in care homes. The council will receive the funding to support infection control measures, including training for staff, reducing workforce movements, and increasing NHS clinical support to care homes.
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's administration faced criticism over its decision to send over 4,500 patients recovering from coronavirus to nursing homes, with over 5,700 confirmed or presumed deaths in nursing homes due to the virus as of March 22. The state's Department of
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The staff at Borders Pharmacy's two locations in Hawick and Galashiels have been distributing free personal protective equipment (PPE) to front-line workers, including nursing and care home employees, shop workers, and bus drivers, in appreciation of their efforts to protect the public during the pandemic. Over 100 PPE
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Scotland's COVID-19 care home death rate is significantly higher than England's, with a recent study suggesting that English care home deaths are being grossly underreported. While Scotland's more elderly population may contribute to a higher death rate, experts point out that the English mortality
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Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) secured critical assistance for New Jersey's nursing homes, which are battling thousands of coronavirus cases and over 4,900 deaths. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has approved clinical staffing support teams to assist nursing homes in infection control procedures. These teams
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Cancer Research UK and Lineage Cell Therapeutics have signed a clinical trial and option agreement, allowing Lineage to conduct an early exercise of its option to acquire data from Cancer Research UK's ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial of VAC2 in non-small cell lung cancer (NCT03371485). Lineage will assume
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Researchers at NYU Langone Health have begun enrolling healthy patients in a clinical trial to test four experimental mRNA vaccine candidates developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. The trial aims to determine whether the vaccines can prevent infection with the virus that causes COVID-19. The trial is being conducted at NYU
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The United States Tax Court has issued an order in the case of Elisa Maria Bravo v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, dated April 28, 2020. The court, presided by Judge Joseph W. Nega, has directed the parties to file a joint status report by May 28, 2020, indicating their progress
