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Vaccine Update: The Path to Immunity

03/11/2021 Staff Editorial As of Wednesday morning, according to data obtained from Bloomberg, more than 319 million doses have been administered around the globe with the 7-day moving average sitting around 8.25 million doses per day. The vaccination rates of Israel, Seychelles and the United Arab Emirates currently exceed all other countries with doses administered per 100 people of 98.51, 87.99 and 56.01, respectively. In … Continue reading Vaccine Update: The Path to Immunity

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Genesius Theater: A New Kind of Performance

Zoe Stratos | Staff Writer 1/28/2021 As the weather gets colder, the ability for Duquesne students to socially distance outdoors has become more difficult. Outdoor tents, tables and chairs are disappearing outside College and Mellon Hall, and more importantly, the COVID-19 testing tent has been put away for the winter. With some of the most socially distanced areas on campus taken for dining and studying … Continue reading Genesius Theater: A New Kind of Performance

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Hundreds of pharmacy students trained to administer COVID-19 vaccines

Kellen Stepler & Zoe Stratos | The Duquesne Duke 1/28/2021 Levi DeBlase knew that as a pharmacist, giving vaccines was in the job description. He didn’t realize that he would be administering life saving vaccines to combat a pandemic — all as a student pharmacist. DeBlase is currently one of 322 Duquesne pharmacy students that have completed the pharmacy-based immunization training certificate. By Jan. 29, … Continue reading Hundreds of pharmacy students trained to administer COVID-19 vaccines

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