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The National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Health officials have confirmed Japan now has many cases of a new variant of the novel coronavirus that could make currently available COVID-19 vaccines less effective.
The mutated strain of the virus was detected in 91 patients in the Kanto region, with two more confirmed infected with the variant at airport quarantine checks, according to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID). Tokyo Medical and Dental University on Feb. 18 also reported three cases of the variant in the capital.
“The variant could pose a risk to efforts to contain the spread of infections in the mid- to long-term,” an NIID official said.
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Brown University Press Release
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] After nearly a decade leading varsity, club and recreational sports programs as Brown University’s 17th director of athletics, Jack Hayes will leave the University on Feb. 5 to pursue new opportunities chief among them, he will become senior advisor to Bruin Sports Capital beginning on March 1. Colin A. Sullivan, deputy director of athletics, will serve as interim athletics director while Brown conducts a national search for Hayes’ successor.
Hayes leaves a legacy of success by Brown student-athletes, both on the field and in the classroom. His tenure includes Ivy League championship and school-record seasons, team and individual NCAA tournament appearances in multiple sports, a National Player of the Year award to a Bears lacrosse player, and two Senior CLASS Awards for most outstanding seniors in a given sport.
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