Due to COVID-19, Santa followed all of the visitor restrictions while spreading cheer to all. Author: Rick Lessard (FOX61) Updated: 11:32 PM EST December 22, 2020
HARTFORD, Conn With Christmas only days away, Santa Claus decided to visit early the patients and families at the Connecticut Children s Medical Center virtually.
Due to COVID-19, Ol St Nick made sure to follow all the Sage and Sound visitor restrictions while spreading cheer. He listened to all the kids last-minute toy requests.
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Awards part of a larger effort to study pediatric COVID-19 and related conditions.
The National Institutes of Health has awarded eight research grants to develop approaches for identifying children at high risk for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), a rare and severe after-effect of COVID-19 or exposure to the virus that causes it. Up to $20 million will be provided for the projects over four years, pending the availability of funds.
“These awards underscore NIH’s commitment to identifying children at risk for MIS-C, which will inform development of interventions to improve their health outcomes,” said Diana Bianchi, M.D., director of NIH’s