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Trucks on their way to France queue in southeastern England on 21 December 2020 after the border was closed in an attempt to stop the spread of a new SARS-CoV-2 variant.
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On 8 December 2020, a small group of scientists in the United Kingdom logged on for a regular Tuesday videoconference about the spread of the pandemic coronavirus. The discussion focused on Kent, a county in southeastern England that was seeing increasing transmission of SARS-CoV-2, even as the rest of the country was managing to curb the spread. Because investigations had not found any obvious causes no big workplace outbreaks or changes in people s behavior several researchers had been asked to look at viral genomes from the region.
A gift from John and Susan Major will fund construction of a new clinical center at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology. Rendering courtesy of La Jolla Institute for Immunology.
The La Jolla Institute for Immunology has announced plans for new construction after receiving a gift from John Major, chairman emeritus of the institute’s board of directors, and his wife, Susan.
The La Jolla Institute (LJI) announced the gift on Dec. 28. Financial terms were undisclosed. Funds will go toward the construction of a new clinical research center.
The John and Susan Major Center for Clinical Investigation will initially fuel the institute’s research into COVID-19, and then help support studies into other infectious diseases, cancer and autoimmune diseases.
La Jolla Institute for Immunology to use gift to build new clinical center
A rendering depicts the planned John and Susan Major Center for Clinical Investigation at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology.
(La Jolla Institute for Immunology)
By La Jolla Institute for Immunology
Dec. 29, 2020 11:49 AM PT
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The La Jolla Institute for Immunology has received a gift from John Major, chairman emeritus of LJI’s board of directors, and his wife, Susan, to fund construction of a new clinical research center.
The John and Susan Major Center for Clinical Investigation will initially fuel LJI research into COVID-19 and then help support studies of other infectious diseases, cancer and autoimmune diseases. The amount of the Majors’ gift was not disclosed.
Report lists community coronavirus outbreaks
Though health officials regularly release information about the number of COVID-19 coronavirus outbreaks being investigated across San Diego County, the specific locations usually have been kept secret.
But last week public media station KPBS published an investigation that revealed the addresses of 1,006 outbreaks that occurred between March and December.
Here are the 14 outbreaks reported in La Jolla’s 92037 ZIP code and the date public health investigations about them were opened:
• Butterfly Gardens senior facility, 5557 Soledad Mountain Road, Nov. 29
• Little Steps Christian Preschool, 6551 Soledad Mountain Road, Nov. 25
• San Diego French-American School, 6550 Soledad Mountain Road, Nov. 18
• Marshalls department store, 8657 Villa La Jolla Drive, Nov. 5