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Sickle Cell News January 2021

To join or leave the listserv visit https://scinfo.org/newsletter/ MARAC Advisory Statement: COVID-19 Vaccines December 14, 2020 — News is evolving rapidly about COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccines.Early results from the COVID-19 vaccine trials are very promising, although the true benefits and risks will not be known until a larger number of people receive the vaccine. The Centers […]

Sickle Cell News for December 2020

To join or leave the listserv visit https://scinfo.org/newsletter/ Help Spread the Word about Blood Donations as U.S. Blood Supply Declines The blood supply in the United States is critically low and the majority of the country’s blood centers are reporting significant declines in their blood collections. As the nation confronts new surges of COVID-19 cases, […]

Sickle Cell News for November 2020

To join or leave the listserv visit https://scinfo.org/newsletter/ SCDC UpdateOctober 22, 2020 New Community Resources Released on Gene Therapy for SCD Make sure to check out the recently released resources for the community on gene therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD), including a short video and infographic. The resources were jointly developed by the American […]

Sickle Cell News for October 2020

To join or leave the listserv visit https://scinfo.org/newsletter/ Spread the Word About the Sickle Cell Disease ChallengeDo you know college or graduate students who would like to help reduce stigma and improve understanding of sickle cell disease? Encourage them to join the NHLBI’s new Challenge to improve sickle cell disease awareness. The NHLBI will award […]

Sickle Cell News for September 2020

Sickle Cell News for September 2020– To join or leave the listserv visit https://scinfo.org/newsletter/ September is Sickle Cell Month The Howard University’s1867 Health Innovations Project and Center for Sickle Cell Disease have entered into a new partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) aimed at finding ways to use technology and […]