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By TJ Hiawatha Valley Mental Health Centers Executive Director Erik Sievers. WINONA, Minn. (KWNO)-Hiawatha Valley Mental Health Centers and the City of Winona are aiming to have the Alternative Response Team activated within a month.   Hiawatha Valley Executive Director Eric Sievers says the two parties need to finalize the agreement and hire two new mental health professionals before the team starts. He said the team will respond to non-violent mental health calls that have traditionally been placed to law enforcement and refer the caller to community services that can help th...

COVID-19 swab in lab Photo: Getty Images A Burnaby biotech company is partnering with a global pharmaceutical giant on research into advancing delivery of oral vaccines, including for COVID-19. Symvivo Corporation, a clinical-stage biotechnology company that has a proprietary bacTRL gene delivery platform, announced Tuesday that it has entered into a research collaboration with Merck Sharp and Dohme Corp. Under the terms of the agreement, Merck receives an option to take an exclusive license to Symvivo’s bacTRL platform technology for use in advancing delivery of oral vaccines. “We are ex...