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‘It’s OK to look back, but don’t stare’: Chairman of Chelsea Soldiers’ Home cautions oversight committee on Holyoke counterpart Updated 4:22 PM; The special legislative oversight committee on the COVID-19 outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home held its eighth hearing since October Monday, featuring testimony from experts on veterans’ health and wellness. The oversight committee was formed in response to the pandemic — which claimed the lives of at least 77 veterans at the state-run facility on Cherry Street in Holyoke. The oversight committee is tasked with scrutinizing the r...

Share this article Share this article GAINESVILLE, Fla., March 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Evolugate, LLC, a Gainesville-based biotech company, has demonstrated that its proprietary technology can be used to improve the throughput of plasmid DNA manufacturing. Plasmids are essential for nucleic acid-based vaccines and gene therapies. Efficient plasmid production represents a significant bottleneck in the large scale manufacture of several Covid-19 vaccines. Evolugate, LLC Plasmids are mass produced in bacteria and Evolugate has demonstrated the ability to increase plasmid production from 2-7 fo...

A Queensland doctor says young children are too afraid of using the terms 'boy' and 'girl' because they are worried they might offend someone. Doctor Thomas Lyons was conducting an eyesight test with six children when he said he made the discovery. He showed the children drawings of animals and people and asked them what they saw. “These children, without the knowledge or permission of the principal and parents, had been taught by teachers that the words 'boy' and 'girl' had some kind of bad magic and to utter them would somehow harm people,” he sai...

Changing tiers, cross-border vaccines, contingency plans: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports, USA TODAY Alabama Montgomery: A state hotline for COVID-19 vaccination appointments has been overwhelmed with calls after Alabama announced Friday that the state will begin giving the shots to people 75 years old or older, as well as first responders, later this month. The Alabama Department of Public Health said Saturday that the telephone number received 1.1 million calls in the first day of being open to the public. The Health Department pleaded ...

NJ opens megasites planned to vaccinate thousands Published  NJ Gov. Phil Murphy toured coronavirus megasites in the state Friday. TRENTON - Gov. Phil Murphy toured what’s being called a vaccine megasite at a former Sears store in Morris County on Friday where health officials hope to vaccinate more than 2,000 people per day in coming weeks and months. Several first responders received the vaccine Friday, including Thomas Lyons, an EMT with the Pequannock Township fire and rescue squad. "It’s been a long 10 months," Lyons said. "After months of dealing with sick patients and people who ...