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James A. Haley VA Hospital receives Janssen/Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine EUA approval

Congratulations to John Toney, MD and the entire James A. Haley VA Hospital ID clinical research team for their contributions to the Janssen/Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine trial.  The Janssen/Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine received EUA approval on Feb 27, 2021 to be carried out at the James A. Haley Veterans.  This vaccine is a single shot that can be used in people 18 or older.  Visit the CDC and FDA for more information on this vaccine.

Summer Amoeba Season Awareness Campaign kicks off

It is once again time for our Amoeba Season summer awareness program.  We recently received a generous donation and grant totaling $9,000 to support the USF Foundation Philip T. Gompf Memorial Fund #250155. These funds permit two ongoing projects:

• “Summer is Amoeba Season Campaign 2021” – This campaign has raised public awareness and prevention of water-borne infections since 2014, with a focus on primary amoebic meningoencephalitis in Florida and increasingly Northern states. It centers around a digital billboard campaign from May 1-Aug 31 yearly on I-4 in East Hillsborough near exit 14 East and Westbound, which is strategically located near a local water ski cable park. This campaign is made possible through the generous support of Branch Ranch Outdoor Advertising, Inc., donations by the Jordan Smelski Foundation for Amoeba Awareness, and a grant of the Raymond C. Rude Supporting Foundation.
• Philip T. Gompf Award for Excellence in Infectious Diseases – This annual Division award comes with a monetary gift of $1000 made possible by the grant. It is given to a graduating medical student who has exhibited outstanding scholarly achievement and humanism in the discipline of Infectious Diseases. Faculty should nominate worthy medical students for consideration as the award ceremony is coming up!

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