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Vaccine-makers are readying 190 million doses of the flu vaccine for deployment across the U.S. this fall 20 million more doses than in a typical year. A nasal spray version will be available, as well as shots.
The global search for COVID-19 vaccines has included South Florida as drug companies use clinical research companies here to find, manage, and follow local volunteers.
This post was updated Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020.
Howard Schwartz may not have been involved in the search for a COVID-19 vaccine if it weren’t for Hurricane Andrew.
In 1992, Schwartz had a gastroenterology medical practice in Kendall, near Baptist Hospital. Then the storm hit.
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Emmanuel McNeely says that like many young African Americans, he didn t have much of a chance to become a doctor, let alone a surgeon.
But at age 17, he got a job at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America. Still, he wasn t sure of his professional direction. I knew I liked chemistry but that was it. It wasn t until I shadowed a surgeon that I said, Wow, this is possible and I want to do this, he told CBN News.
He would continue his studies at Palm Beach Atlantic University (PBA) and is now pursuing his doctorate in medicine at Florida Atlantic University s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine where he plans to complete his degree in 2023.