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Ridgewood Coronavirus Patient, 26, Off Ventilator, Slowly Making Comeback Ridgewood Coronavirus Patient, 26, Off Ventilator, Slowly Making Comeback
Ridgewood Coronavirus Patient, 26, Off Ventilator, Slowly Making Comeback A New Jersey coronavirus patient whose mother's quest to get him an experimental drug went viral is slowly making a comeback from coronavirus, family and friends say. Jack Allard of Metuchen, who turned 26 this month, was airlifted to an intensive care unit at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania three weeks ago.  Unconfirmed reports on Facebook say Allard was recently taken off a ventilator and able to take sips of water. SEE HAPPY UPDATE: Jack Released from UPenn Hospital.  In an earlier interview with Daily Voice, Jack's mother, Genny Allard of Ridgewood, said she hopes doct…

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Critical Ridgewood Patient, 25, Flown To UPenn For COVID-19 Medicine Critical Ridgewood Patient, 25, Flown To UPenn For COVID-19 Medicine
Critical Ridgewood Patient, 25, Flown To UPenn For Covid-19 Medicine UPDATE: A 25-year-old New Jersey coronavirus victim whose mother's quest to get him an experimental drug went viral was airlifted to an intensive care unit at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, she told Daily Voice on Wednesday. Genny Allard of Ridgewood is hoping doctors will treat her son, Jack Allard of Metuchen, with remdesivir, a drug currently in worldwide clinical trials amid claims by patients that it can alleviate severe COVID-19 symptoms. Unfortunately, "Gilead Sciences has halted emergency individual ‘compassionate use’ access" to the drug, "citing overwhelming dema…

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Critical Ridgewood Patient Can't Get COVID-19 Medicine, Mom Says Critical Ridgewood Patient Can't Get COVID-19 Medicine, Mom Says
Critical Ridgewood Patient Can't Get Covid-19 Medicine, Mom Says UPDATE: A teacher from Ridgewood says she's living a nightmare: Her 25-year-old son is in critical condition at JFK Hospital in Edison, tested positive for COVID-19, but waits for an experimental life-saving drug. Jack Allard of Metuchen first became ill on March 13. His symptoms quickly worsened and he was hospitalized three days later, said his mother, Genny Allard. He tested positive for coronavirus over the weekend and remains in critical condition on a ventilator, she said Monday. Original COVID-19 tests were misplaced by the lab, so the 2012 Ridgewood High School graduate had to…

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