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Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Hospitals Participating in Drug Trial for COVID-19 Across the US

Here is the official government website for a nationwide trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of various novel therapeutic agents in hospitalized adults with COVID-19:

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04280705

Here are the study site locations across the us:
United States, Alabama
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine - Infectious Disease Recruiting
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
United States, California
University of California San Diego Health - Jacobs Medical Center Recruiting
La Jolla, California, United States, 29037
University of California Los Angeles Medical Center - Westwood Clinic Recruiting
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
University of California Irvine Medical Center - Infectious Disease Recruiting
Orange, California, United States, 92868-3298
VA Palo Alto Health Care System - Infectious Diseases Recruiting
Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304-1207
Stanford University - Stanford Hospital and Clinics - Pediatrics - Infectious Diseases Recruiting
Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304-1503
University of California Davis Medical Center - Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease Recruiting
Sacramento, California, United States, 95817-1460
Naval Medical Center San Diego - Infectious Disease Clinic Not yet recruiting
San Diego, California, United States, 92314
University of California San Francisco - Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital - Division of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Infectious Disease, and Global Medicine Recruiting
San Francisco, California, United States, 94110-2859
United States, Colorado
Denver Health Division of Hospital Medicine - Main Campus Recruiting
Denver, Colorado, United States, 80204
United States, Georgia
Emory Vaccine Center - The Hope Clinic Recruiting
Decatur, Georgia, United States, 30030-1705
United States, Illinois
Northwestern Hospital - Infectious Disease Recruiting
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611-2908
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine - Division of Infectious Diseases Not yet recruiting
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
United States, Maryland
University of Maryland School of Medicine - Center for Vaccine Development - Baltimore Not yet recruiting
Annapolis, Maryland, United States, 21401-1527
Johns Hopkins Hospital - Medicine - Infectious Diseases Not yet recruiting
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287-0005
National Institutes of Health - Clinical Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Laboratory Of Immunoregulation, Clinical Research Section Recruiting
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892-1504
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research - Clinical Trials Center Not yet recruiting
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States, 20910-7500
United States, Massachusetts
Massachusetts General Hospital - Infectious Diseases Recruiting
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114-2621
United States, Minnesota
University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview - Infectious Diseases and International Medicine Recruiting
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455-0341
United States, Missouri
Saint Louis University - Center for Vaccine Development Recruiting
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63104-1015
United States, Nebraska
University of Nebraska Medical Center - Infectious Diseases Recruiting
Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68198-5400
United States, New York
Montefiore Medical Center - Infectious Diseases Recruiting
Bronx, New York, United States, 10467-2401
New York University School of Medicine - Langone Medical Center - Microbiology - Parasitology Not yet recruiting
New York, New York, United States, 10016-6402
University of Rochester Medical Center - Vaccine Research Unit Not yet recruiting
Rochester, New York, United States, 14642
United States, North Carolina
Duke Human Vaccine Institute - Duke Vaccine and Trials Unit Recruiting
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27704
United States, Pennsylvania
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - Infectious Diseases Recruiting
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104-4238
United States, Tennessee
Vanderbilt University Medical Center - Infectious Diseases Recruiting
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232-0011
United States, Texas
Brooke Army Medical Center Not yet recruiting
Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States, 78234
University of Texas Medical Branch - Division of Infectious Disease Recruiting
Galveston, Texas, United States, 77555-0435
Baylor College of Medicine - Molecular Virology and Microbiology Recruiting
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030-3411
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio - Infectious Diseases Not yet recruiting
San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229-3901
United States, Virginia
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth - Infectious Disease Division Not yet recruiting
Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 23708
United States, Washington
EvergreenHealth Infectious Disease Service Recruiting
Kirkland, Washington, United States, 98034
The University of Washington - Virology Research Clinic Recruiting
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98104-2433
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center Recruiting
Spokane, Washington, United States, 99204
Madigan Army Medical Center - Infectious Disease Clinic Not yet recruiting
Tacoma, Washington, United States, 98431
Japan
National Center for Global Health and Medicine Hospital - Disease Control and Prevention Center Recruiting
Tokyo, Japan, 162-8655
Korea, Republic of
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital - Division of Infectious Diseases Recruiting
Bundang-gu Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of, 13620
Seoul National University Hospital Recruiting
Seoul, Jongno-gu, Korea, Republic of, 03080
Singapore
National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) Recruiting
Singapor
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04280705



Monday, March 23, 2020

COVID-19 Stay At Home Order - State of Illinois

Under the order, dry cleaners, laundromats, any business that sells equipment/materials needed to work at home, computer stores, law offices, payroll services, hardware stores, cabbies, Uber, and of course grocers, pharmacies and carry-out/delivery restaurants may stay open.

If you keep your office open, for example, you must provide 1.) six foot distances, 2.) hand sanitizer and disenfectant, 3.) separate operating hours for vulnerable populations, and 4.) posting online... if you are open and how best to reach the facility and contact by phone or remotely.

Individuals can go outside for:

Health and safety: seeking emergency services, obtaining medical supplies or medication or visiting a health care professional

For necessary supplies and services: obtaining groceries and food, household consumer products, supplies they need to work from home, and products necessary to maintain the safety, sanitation and essential operation of residences

For outdoor activity: walking, hiking, running or biking – including going to public parks and open outdoor recreation areas, except for playgrounds

For certain types of work: Providing essential products and services at Essential Businesses or Operations or otherwise carrying out activities specifically permitted in the order, including

Minimum Basic Operations
To take care of others: Caring for or transporting a family member, friend or pet in another household