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VIDEO: College Lacrosse All-American, Coronavirus Survivor, 26, Discharged From Hospital VIDEO: College Lacrosse All-American, Coronavirus Survivor, 26, Discharged From Hospital
Video: College Lacrosse All-American, Coronavirus Survivor, 26, Discharged From Hospital A New Jersey coronavirus patient whose mother's quest to get him an experimental drug went viral was discharged from a Philadelphia hospital Thursday night. A Facebook video shows Methuchen's Jack Allard being applauded by doctors and nurses as he's released from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. The video ends with Jack hugging his Ridgewood parents. Allard was taken off a ventilator and able to take sips of water last weekend. In an earlier interview with Daily Voice, Jack's mother, Genny Allard, said she hoped doctors would treat her son with remdesivir, a drug currently …

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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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