This April, Rutgers launched a pediatric study for a vaccine for Lyme disease. This would be the first-ever vaccine to prevent Lyme disease in children ages 5 to 17. There is no existing Lyme disease vaccine for adults. Rutgers has been selected as a clinical trial site by Pfizer to test the vaccine; Pfizer has partnered with French vaccine maker Valneva SE to create the pediatric Lyme vaccine. Pfizer frequently used Rutgers University as a test site for its coronavirus vaccine and booster shots for adults and children. Pfizer/Valneva are testing their Lyme vaccine at approximately 50...…This April, Rutgers launched a pediatric study for a vaccine for Lyme disease. This would be the first-ever vaccine to prevent Lyme disease in children ages 5 to 17. There is no existing Lyme disease vaccine for adults. Rutgers has been selected as a clinical trial site by Pfizer to test the vaccine; Pfizer has partnered with French vaccine maker Valneva SE to create the pediatric Lyme vaccine. Pfizer frequently used Rutgers University as a test site for its coronavirus vaccine and booster shots for adults and children. Pfizer/Valneva are testing their Lyme vaccine at approximately 50...WW…

17Posted Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 11:27 am ETUpdated Thu, May 14, 2020 at 1:14 pm ETReplies (17)A groundbreaking coronavirus saliva test developed at Rutgers will be offered Wednesday at the Edison test site. It is quicker and painless. (Jenna Fisher/Patch)The saliva test is painless — you spit into a test tube — and results are back within 24 to 48 hours. Up to 10,000 people can be tested per day. (Shutterstock)The testing device for the coronavirus saliva tests, developed by Rutgers’ RUCDR Infinite Biologics in partnership with Spectrum Solutions and Accurate Diagnostic Labs. (Accurate...…17Posted Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 11:27 am ETUpdated Thu, May 14, 2020 at 1:14 pm ETReplies (17)A groundbreaking coronavirus saliva test developed at Rutgers will be offered Wednesday at the Edison test site. It is quicker and painless. (Jenna Fisher/Patch)The saliva test is painless — you spit into a test tube — and results are back within 24 to 48 hours. Up to 10,000 people can be tested per day. (Shutterstock)The testing device for the coronavirus saliva tests, developed by Rutgers’ RUCDR Infinite Biologics in partnership with Spectrum Solutions and Accurate Diagnostic Labs. (Accurate...WW…

Aug 14, 2020 2:45 pm ET{{ allRepliesCount }}MIDDLETOWN, NJ — If New York City won't do it, then Middletown will step up to the plate. Many in the New York/New Jersey metro area were deeply dismayed Thursday when the National September 11 Memorial & Museum announced it would not be shooting the iconic twin light beams into the sky on Sept. 11, due to ongoing concerns about COVID-19. The museum hosts the lights — not New York City or New York state. A museum spokesman it was too worried about health risks to the 40 or so electricians who are required to work for more than a week to...…Aug 14, 2020 2:45 pm ET{{ allRepliesCount }}MIDDLETOWN, NJ — If New York City won't do it, then Middletown will step up to the plate. Many in the New York/New Jersey metro area were deeply dismayed Thursday when the National September 11 Memorial & Museum announced it would not be shooting the iconic twin light beams into the sky on Sept. 11, due to ongoing concerns about COVID-19. The museum hosts the lights — not New York City or New York state. A museum spokesman it was too worried about health risks to the 40 or so electricians who are required to work for more than a week to...WW…

0Posted Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 2:54 pm ETUpdated Fri, Mar 19, 2021 at 1:15 pm ETReply MIDDLETOWN, NJ — New Jersey continues to roll out the coronavirus vaccine to government-run mega-sites, supermarkets, hundreds of Rite Aids and CVS stores and to clinics that serve the poor.Everyone, it seems, is getting the vaccine — except for one group: Independently owned pharmacies. As of March 17, most small and family-owned pharmacies in New Jersey still haven't been given the coronavirus vaccine, the state Dept. of Health confirmed to Patch. This was a deliberate decision by the Dept. of Health...…0Posted Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 2:54 pm ETUpdated Fri, Mar 19, 2021 at 1:15 pm ETReply MIDDLETOWN, NJ — New Jersey continues to roll out the coronavirus vaccine to government-run mega-sites, supermarkets, hundreds of Rite Aids and CVS stores and to clinics that serve the poor.Everyone, it seems, is getting the vaccine — except for one group: Independently owned pharmacies. As of March 17, most small and family-owned pharmacies in New Jersey still haven't been given the coronavirus vaccine, the state Dept. of Health confirmed to Patch. This was a deliberate decision by the Dept. of Health...WW…

48Posted Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 12:57 pm ETUpdated Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 10:16 am ETReplies (48)Dr. Andrew Brooks seen here in his lab in Piscataway. (Provided by Rutgers University)The coronavirus spit test in action at a test site in North Bergen: You stay in your car and spit into a test tube. (Carly Baldwin/Patch)NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — The man who helped invent , developed in a Piscataway lab affiliated with Rutgers University, has unexpectedly passed away.The death of Andrew Brooks, 51, was announced by Gov. Phil Murphy in his coronavirus press conference on Monday. Rutgers said his death...…48Posted Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 12:57 pm ETUpdated Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 10:16 am ETReplies (48)Dr. Andrew Brooks seen here in his lab in Piscataway. (Provided by Rutgers University)The coronavirus spit test in action at a test site in North Bergen: You stay in your car and spit into a test tube. (Carly Baldwin/Patch)NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — The man who helped invent , developed in a Piscataway lab affiliated with Rutgers University, has unexpectedly passed away.The death of Andrew Brooks, 51, was announced by Gov. Phil Murphy in his coronavirus press conference on Monday. Rutgers said his death...WW…

200Posted Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 3:59 pm ETUpdated Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 4:30 pm ETReplies (200)MIDDLETOWN, NJ — The father of a student at Middletown High School North said this sign was hanging in his child's classroom this week, and he would like the district to take it down.The lettering appears to be etched or glued to the front of the teacher's desk and reads "In this class, we believe: Black Lives Matter. Women's rights are human rights. No human is illegal. Science is real. Love is love. Kindness is everything." Middletown resident Mike Craig, 52, said his child snapped the photo while...…200Posted Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 3:59 pm ETUpdated Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 4:30 pm ETReplies (200)MIDDLETOWN, NJ — The father of a student at Middletown High School North said this sign was hanging in his child's classroom this week, and he would like the district to take it down.The lettering appears to be etched or glued to the front of the teacher's desk and reads "In this class, we believe: Black Lives Matter. Women's rights are human rights. No human is illegal. Science is real. Love is love. Kindness is everything." Middletown resident Mike Craig, 52, said his child snapped the photo while...WW…