More than a year after COVID-19 began spreading in China, an international team of investigators is in Wuhan, trying to figure out where the virus originated.
Brandon Lew, DO, Elected Chief of Medical Staff at Huntington Hospital
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PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Brandon Lew, DO, medical director of the emergency department, has been elected chief of medical staff at Huntington Hospital, effective January 28, 2021. Dr. Lew now leads a medical staff of more than 990 active physicians in serving the residents of the greater San Gabriel Valley and beyond.
Brandon Lew, DO, Chief of Medical Staff, Huntington Hospital, Pasadena, Calif. Congratulations to Dr. Lew, who has been tirelessly dedicated to serving on the frontlines of patient care throughout the pandemic, said Lori J. Morgan, MD, MBA, president and chief executive officer, Huntington Hospital. As he steps into the role of chief of medical staff, he brings his deep knowledge of patient-centered care and insight to help lead our network of physicians through the coming year as we continue to battle COVID-19. We
THIS is with reference to the news item ‘Clinical trial of Covid-19 vaccine completes this week’ (Jan 8). While speaking about the recently concluded clinical trial of the Chinese vaccine, Prof Dr Javed Akram, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Health Sciences, referred to the vaccine as ‘double blind’ and explained that half of the doses were not active.
This needs correction: first, it was not the ‘vaccine’, but the clinical trial that was double blind, which means that neither the participants nor the researchers knew who was receiving the active treatment, the vaccine, and who was receiving a placebo. Second, as half of the participants did not get the vaccine, the trial was placebo-controlled.
Lahore
January 29, 2021
LAHORE:University of Health Sciences (UHS) Vice-Chancellor Professor Javed Akram has said that complete eradication of corona cannot be achieved unless 75 per cent of the population is vaccinated. Our target in Pakistan should be to vaccinate 15 to 20 million people, he said, adding that the developed countries should provide vaccines to poor and developing nations on a priority.
He was addressing a signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between UHS and Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) on Thursday regarding the follow-up stage of Phase III trial of Chinese Covid-19 vaccine.
Professor Javed Akram said that five billion people would have to be vaccinated for the complete eradication of the epidemic all over the world. He said that it was a historic occasion that corona vaccine was being tested on humans in Pakistan.
UHS to not hold online exams, says VC Dr Javed Akram
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The University of Health Sciences campus in Lahore. Photo: file
MBBS and BDS exams for students of the University of Health Sciences will not be held online
Varsity s VC Professor Javed Akram makes it clear that it isn t possible to hold online exams
Coronavirus standard operating procedures will be followed during the exams, says VC
The MBBS and BDS exams for students of the University of Health Sciences in Punjab will not be held online, the varsity s vice-chancellor said on Friday.
The UHS Vice-Chancellor Professor Javed Akram met Pakistan Medical Students Action Committee Chairperson Dr Nouman Wattoo and other members of the student committee on Friday.