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Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose vaccine is effective in preventing severe and fatal coronavirus cases, and may reduce the virus’s transmission among vaccinated people, the FDA said in new analyses Wednesday.
The drug maker announced in January that its vaccine was 72% effective against the virus in the United States and 64% effective in South Africa, where a mutated, more transmissible strain has become dominant. Its vaccine was 86% effective in preventing severe virus cases in the U.S., meaning that a vaccinated individual is at a far smaller risk of being hospitalized or dying from COVID-19.
The recent FDA analyses mean that a third effective vaccine could become available for Americans, potentially mitigating the widespread supply shortages reported by many states and municipalities. If the FDA emergency authorization process mirrors that of Pfizer and Moderna’s vaccines, both approved in December, then Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine could be recommended for appro
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Robert Howard Eichem III of New Hope died on Feb. 10, 2021. He was 45 years old.
He died at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia “following a sudden onset medical event at his home,
Eichem was known for his positions as both the Director of Athletics and ESL teacher at the Solebury School where he worked since 2001, his obit says. Rob’s connections with the Solebury School community are numerous athletic director, teacher, advisor, administrator, coach, parent, colleague. friend, Tom Wilschutz, Head of the Solebury School
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As an experienced principal investigator on numerous clinical trials for cancer therapies, Dr. Kennedy has published her findings in national medical journals, and puts her research knowledge into practice when treating patients.
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After working for five years as an infusion nurse at Ridley-Tree, DeHahn joins the Medical Oncology Department as a certified nurse practitioner. She will be working with the medical teams that guide patient care and treatment.
DeHahn graduated from the University of Southern California’s Family Nurse Practitioner Program. She received her master’s degree in nursing from USC, and her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Rush University. She previously worked as a nurse at The Methodist Hospital in Texas.
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