A New Jersey federal judge ruled Tuesday that a federally funded health clinic accused of failing to diagnose an infant's hip development disorder in time can't escape a suit under the state's Charitable Immunity Act, but can get its liability capped at $250,000.
Operational Update: Over Past Week, $5 Million in Insulin for Syria, 25-Ton Charter for Nepal Covid Response and More
Direct Relief also provided India with $17 million worth of donated Covid-19 therapies from Eli Lilly, which cleared customs this week and will be used by hospitals treating Covid-19 patients.
A pharmacist with Syria Relief and Development stocks shelves during medical response efforts. Direct Relief supported the group with $5.5 million worth of donated insulin products over the past week. (SRD photo)
Over the past seven days, Direct Relief has delivered 311 shipments of requested medical aid to 44 U.S. states and territories and 14 countries worldwide.
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West New York received 36% of COVID-19 vaccines administered by NHCAC, CEO says
The Town of West New York received 36 percent of the COVID-19 vaccines administered by the North Hudson Community Action Corporation, according to data released by CEO Joan Quigley following Mayor Gabriel Rodriguez exclaiming that his community had been shortchanged as a whole.
Workers at a North Hudson Community Action Corporation vaccination site in Passaic. Facebook photo.
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“We thank you for your outstanding cooperation with our policy of allotting vaccination slots to the municipalities we serve according to the population of each community. Under that arrangement, West New York, being the third largest town in our service area, receives 18 percent of the time slots available,” NHCAC CEO Joan Quigley said in an email to Hudson County mayors on Friday.