by William Jester | Sep 18, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
Joel S. Bloom, president of NJIT, joined Bloomberg’s Businessweek podcast to discuss the opening of a mobile medical care unit to aid in fighting COVID-19, as well as NJIT’s response to the pandemic. To listen to the interview.
by William Jester | Sep 18, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
Hospital executives and epidemiologists say that, while the number of COVID-19 patients in the region remains low, a second wave will come, and much of its trajectory will depend on whether Long Island residents follow social distancing guidelines. The timing and...
by Pamela Dahlen | Sep 17, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
There has been a great deal of skepticism and misinformation concerning vaccine development. Join us as we address efficacy, safety, and how recruitment of diverse communities is important in finding a solution to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Clinical Research Center at...
by William Jester | Sep 17, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
New Jersey Medical School (NJMS) has been selected by Moderna as one of over 90 sites across the United States to recruit adults to volunteer for the COVID-19 vaccine trial (known as the COVE Study) that will test the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine in...
by William Jester | Sep 16, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
Months after developing one of the nation’s first saliva-based coronavirus tests, researchers at Rutgers University are closing in on their next breakthrough: A saliva test for both COVID-19 and the flu. The research is being conducted at RUCDR Infinite Biologics — a...