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Only 15% of the COVID vaccine N.J. saved for long-term care has been used. Here’s why. Updated Jan 14, 2021; Posted Jan 13, 2021 Efraim Siegfried comforts Mildred Clements, 103, as she receives the vaccine at the Roosevelt Care Center in Old Bridge, N.J. December, 28, 2020.Ed Murray | NJ Advance Media for Facebook Share When state officials announced that long-term care residents and staff would be among the first to get the COVID-19 vaccine, it made good sense to reserve 215,000 doses of the weekly shipments from the federal government for that purpose. But a month after New Jersey recei...

Covid-19: Portuguese companies are creating a new medicine By TPN/Lusa, in News · 22-12-2020 08:00:00 · 1 Comments Several companies in the Biocant Park of Cantanhede, in the district of Coimbra, are developing biotechnological projects to respond to the covid-19 pandemic, including a stem cell-based medicine. According to a statement from that technology park, the company Crioestaminal, a leading laboratory in stem cells in P...

This profile originally appeared in the 2020-21 Giving Guide. Read the full magazine here. While our acute care hospital partners can save your life, at Bruyère, we work with you to maximize your quality of life. Together, with our partners, we are building a future model of care through state-of-the-art technology and research. As one of the largest health care centres of its kind in Canada, Bruyère plays a key role in addressing the health care needs of the aging population in the Champlain region, delivering a wide variety of services in aging and rehabilitation, medically complex, palli...

Long-term-care facilities covered by federal program scheduled to begin next week at earliest. This story was written and produced by NJ Spotlight. It is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement related to COVID-19 coverage. To read more, visit njspotlight.com. Public health officials have repeatedly underscored the importance of protecting vulnerable nursing-home residents from the potentially deadly impacts of the coronavirus, given that nearly half of New Jersey’s confirmed COVID-19 fatalities involve long-term-care residents or staff. Sign Up for Pass...

Jennifer McCarron, Roza Salih, and Evelina Siwak from Drumchapel. DESPITE the name, The Herald Scottish Politician of the Year Awards are not solely about politicians.   Recognising the ways that members of the public, often those thrust into extraordinary or tragic circumstances, can shake up the system is also an integral part of the event.   For the passion, determination, grief and anger felt outside Parliament have always been key drivers of change within it, as parties are compelled to respond to the public mood.   With the awards on pause in 2020 because of Covid, this w...