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Getting the Info

Jun 12, 2009

Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital plans to collect blood from patients for genetic analysis and then that information will be deposited into a database alongside the patients' medical histories, reports Technology Review. A pilot project of 600 patients will launch in the fall to "determine how willing people are to enroll in the project, the level of genetic counseling needed to explain the project to potential participants, and how to minimize disruption to physicians' work flow and patients' visits," the article says.

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Could Cost Billions

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The Biden Administration likely won't meet its goal of sending 80 million SARS-CoV-2 vaccine doses abroad by the end of the month, according to the Washington Post.

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