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MUSC Hosting Virtual Tree Lighting

The Medical University of South Carolina’s annual Angel Tree Lighting Ceremony will look a little different this year. 

This year’s Angel Tree Lighting Ceremony will now be broadcast over Facebook Live for those who wish to attend the event.

The tree lighting ceremony will take place on Thursday, November 12th at 5:30 p.m. in front of the new children’s hospital, the Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital. 

To ensure the health and safety of everyone who may want to see this special occasion, MUSC is not allowing anyone to attend the event in-person, which is why they are relying on Facebook Live to broadcast the celebration.

MUSC has partnered with the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Project, which works to provide holiday joy to thousands of children across the Lowcountry. 

Click here to learn more about how you can help a child in need through the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Project.

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MUSC Chosen for Phase III of Vaccine Trials

As the race to find a cure for Coronavirus continues, MUSC Health joins researches through a vaccine trial. Because one of MUSC’s potential vaccines has shown promising signs fighting the virus, they were selected as part of a Phase III trial. 

In order for a vaccine to become safe and ready for mass manufacturing, it must first go through the three phases. Beginning with one, this phase is administered on small groups and geared toward the safety of the patients. They then collect data on the response to the vaccine. Phase two is typically administered on hundreds of people while fine-tuning the specific amount of regimen necessary. Phase three involves thousands of people while focusing on how it reacts to an entire population. Once all three have been successfully completed, the vaccine is on its way to becoming FDA approved. 

At MUSC, emergency medicine physician Gary Headden, M.D., states that “the science behind [the vaccine] looks good, so I’d say I’m optimistic.”

In order to attract interested participants, MUSC is planning a webpage launch that will officially open the trial to new applicants. They’re seeking several hundred. Some patients within the trial will receive a placebo while others will receive the vaccine. Patients will remain overseen for a grand total of two years. 

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