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Invivyd Announces Partnership with Pro Football Coach Jim Harbaugh to Elevate Awareness and Ongoing Impact of COVID-19: Common, Not A Cold
Teaming up to raise awareness of the continuing toll of COVID-19 in America, an ongoing mass disabling event causing an American death approximately every 9
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[{"type":"text","content":"Teaming up to raise awareness of the continuing toll of COVID-19 in America, an ongoing mass disabling event causing an American death approximately every 9 minutes with over 59,000 deaths and 665,000 hospitalizations in 2024, as well as a lifetime of unknown impact, despite widespread vaccinationIn life as in football, Coach Harbaugh believes in options, including for those who are immunocompromised and may continue to live in fear of COVID-19, such as people who have cancer, had an organ transplant, or are on certain medicationsProud to partner with a company driven to provide options for COVID-19, Coach Harbaugh encourages Americans, especially the immunocompromised, to learn more about the short and potential long-term impacts of COVID-19 and to learn more about their options at www.expandtheiroptions.com WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Invivyd, Inc. (Nasdaq: IVVD) today announced a strategic partnership with renowned professional football coach Jim Harbaugh to raise awareness about the ongoing short and potential long-term risks of COVID-19 to the broad population and especially people who are immunocompromised, and encourage people to learn more about their potential options. This collaboration will highlight Coach Harbaugh in live and social media initiatives. Even nearly five years after the start of the pandemic, COVID-19 is causing an American death approximately every 9 minutes,1 and, in 2024, caused approximately 59,000 deaths,2 665,000 hospitalizations,2 and growing burden of Long COVID over time, despite broadly available and utilized vaccine boosts and small molecule therapy. In addition, the percentage of COVID-19 associated hospitalizations with intensive care unit (ICU) admissions is once again on the rise.3 A recent article published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases4 discusses how the current health and economic burden of the long-term impacts of COVID-19 may already exceed several other chronic diseases and will persist as COVID-19 cases continue to rise. This could be a significant drain not only on patients, but also on businesses, third party payers, healthcare systems, and all of society. “As a long-time coach, I want players on the field, fans in the stands, and friends and family gathering to enjoy the game. But, COVID-19 has and continues to sideline many people,” said Coach Harb...