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COVID-19

Collected by: New Brunswick Free Public Library

Archived since: Apr, 2020

Description:

This collection focuses on how the COVID-19 virus effected New Brunswick starting in March 2020.

Subject:   National Health Emergency COVID-19 Pandemic

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Title: Rutgers Develops Rapid Test to Detect New Emerging Coronavirus Variants.

URL: https://go.rutgers.edu/5s49kn0f?fbclid=IwAR2xbW77II9GBS4S45V9XMGK9BdJOY3E1PFbmKk07Ddlk3iTkj48XvnDhj4

Description: Rutgers researchers have designed a new rapid test that can detect all three of the rapidly spreading variants of the coronavirus in a little over one hour – much shorter than the three to five days required by current tests, which can also be more technically difficult and expensive to perform.

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Subject:   Rutgers,  COVID-19

Title: Biopharma Leaders Including J&J Unite on Vaccine Safety Pledge.

URL: https://newbrunswicktoday.com/2020/09/13/biopharma-leaders-including-jj-unite-on-vaccine-safety-pledge/

Description: Nine drug company CEO’s including Johnson & Johnson’s Alex Gorsky signed a September 8 pledge to continue making the safety of vaccinated individuals the top priority as they develop the first COVID-19 vaccines.

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Subject:   COVID-19 ,  Johnson & Johnson Vaccines

Title: RWJ Hospital Among First to Give Staff COVID-19 Vaccine.

URL: https://newbrunswicktoday.com/2020/12/22/robert-wood-johnson-covid-19-vaccine/

Description: On December 15, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital’s New Brunswick campus began distributing the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Pfizer corporation.

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Subject:   COVID-19 ,  vaccines Health care workers Robert Wood Johnson

Title: Rutgers President Isolates After Testing Positive For COVID-19

URL: https://newbrunswicktoday.com/2021/01/17/rutgers-president-isolates-after-testing-positive-for-covid-19/

Description: Almost a year after being selected as Rutgers University’s 21st President, Dr. Jonathan Holloway revealed that he recently tested positive for COVID-19.

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Subject:   Rutgers,  COVID-19 ,  Health

Title: Governor Admits "The Healthcare City" is Actually The Least Vaccinated in NJ.

URL: https://newbrunswicktoday.com/2021/05/12/governor-admits-the-healthcare-city-is-actually-the-least-vaccinated-in-nj/

Description: After initially sharing inaccurate information with the press and the public, Governor Phil Murphy admitted New Brunswick has the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rate of any New Jersey municipality with at least 10,000 people.

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Subject:   COVID-19 ,  Vaccine Governor Phil Murphy

Title: Big 10, Rutgers Football To Return In Fall.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/big-10-return-opening-door-rutgers-football/

Description: The Big 10 is back for the 2020 football season after all. And Rutgers confirmed in a tweet that it will be ready to go.

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Subject:   Rutgers Football,  COVID-19

Title: FDA To Review Johnson & Johnson's Coronavirus Vaccine Friday.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/fda-review-johnson-johnsons-coronavirus-vaccine-friday/

Description: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will meet this Friday to decide whether or not to give emergency-use authorization to Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine, according to the U.S. pharmaceutical giant.

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Subject:   Johnson & Johnson,  COVID-19 ,  Vaccines Government Food and Drug Administration

Title: Four Rutgers Athletes, Staff Member Test Positive For Coronavirus.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/four-rutgers-athletes-staff-member-test-positive-coronavirus/

Description: Four student-athletes at Rutgers, and one athletics staff member, have positive for COVID-19, the university confirmed to Patch Thursday.

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Subject:   Rutgers,  COVID-19 ,  Sports

Title: Here Is Middlesex County's Estimated COVID-19 Vaccine Wait Time.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/here-middlesex-countys-estimated-covid-19-vaccine-wait-time/

Description: Here's how long the average American, who does not work in healthcare, as a first responder or front-line worker, will have to wait.

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Subject:   COVID-19 ,  Health

Title: How Coronavirus Is Affecting One New Brunswick Area Nursing Home: Weekly Update

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/how-coronavirus-affecting-one-new-brunswick-area-nursing-home-weekly-update/

Description: The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has been tracking the number of coronavirus cases and deaths in nursing homes, including one in the New Brunswick area.

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Subject:   COVID-19 ,  Elderly New Brunswick, NJ Federal Government Deaths

Title: Hundreds Turn Up To Protest Rutgers' Vaccine Mandate For Students.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/hundreds-turn-protest-rutgers-vaccine-mandate-students/

Description: There were hundreds of people who turned out Friday on the Rutgers New Brunswick campus, protesting the fact that Rutgers is requiring all students who wish to return to campus this fall prove they have been vaccinated against coronavirus.

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Subject:   Rutgers University Students,  Covid-19 ,  vaccines protests

Title: Johnson & Johnson Begins Final Trials Of Coronavirus Vaccine.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/johnson-johnson-begins-phase-3-trials-coronavirus-vaccine/

Description: Johnson & Johnson announced Wednesday that the company is launching the third, and final stage, of test trials for its coronavirus vaccine. And it's a possible cure that would require one shot instead of two.

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Subject:   COVID-19 ,  Health Vaccines Johnson & Johnson

Title: Just 15 Percent Of New Brunswick's Adults Are Fully Vaccinated.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/just-15-percent-new-brunswicks-adults-are-fully-vaccinated/

Description: According to data released this week by the state Department of Health, just 15 percent of New Brunswick's adult population has been entirely vaccinated, and 30 percent of New Brunswick adults have received at least one shot.

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Subject:   Covid-19 ,  Vaccines

Title: New Brunswick Launches Traveling COVID Vaccine Van.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/new-brunswick-launches-traveling-covid-vaccine-van/

Description: To further encourage even more people to be vaccinated, Middlesex County launched a traveling vaccine van on Monday, May 24.

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Subject:   Covid-19 ,  vaccines outreach

Title: New Brunswick Public Schools Will Be Remote Only.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/new-brunswick-public-schools-will-be-remote-only/

Description: Add New Brunswick public schools to the ever-increasing list of New Jersey school districts that will be offering virtual classes only this fall, with no in-person schooling.

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Subject:   Education,  COVID-19 ,  Virtual Learning

Title: New Brunswick Receives $768,861 In CARES Act Funding.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/new-brunswick-receives-surprise-768-861-cares-act-funding/

Description: New Brunswick is one of many municipalities across New Jersey that will walk away with an unexpected chunk of federal funding thanks to the CARES Act, signed into law by President Trump in March in response to the coronavirus economic downturn.

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Subject:   COVID-19 ,  City Government CARES Act Federal Funding

Title: Rutgers Gets NIH Grant To Invent Coronavirus Breath Test.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/rutgers-gets-nih-grant-invent-coronavirus-breath-test/

Description: Rutgers, home of the COVID spit test, was given a $443,000 ​grant to make a device that can detect viruses like SARS-CoV-2 on one's breath.

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Subject:   Rutgers,  COVID-19

Title: Rutgers Students Wanted For Johnson & Johnson's Vaccine Trial.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/rutgers-students-wanted-johnson-johnsons-vaccine-trial/

Description: Rutgers is a clinical trial site for Johnson & Johnson's phase three COVID vaccine trial, and Rutgers is looking for student candidates.

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Subject:   COVID-19 ,  vaccines Rutgers

Title: Rutgers Studies Myocarditis In COVID-Positive Big 10 Athletes.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/rutgers-studies-myocarditis-covid-positive-big-10-athletes/

Description: A newly published Rutgers study examined 1,597 Big Ten athletes who had COVID-19 in the past year, and found that 2.3 percent of them also developed myocarditis, which is inflammation of the heart muscles.

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Subject:   Covid-19 ,  Rutgers University Athletes Myocarditis Health

Title: J & J records $100 million in sales from the COVID-19 vaccine.

URL: https://thebrunswicknews.com/ap/business/j-j-records-100-million-in-sales-from-the-covid-19-vaccine/article_fd7b85f0-571a-57b2-961d-5b3fafa9129a.html

Description: Big jumps in sales of prescription drugs and medical devices helped Johnson & Johnson boost its first-quarter profit nearly 7%, blowing past Wall Street forecasts.

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Subject:   COVID-19 ,  vaccine healthcare Johnson & Johnson

Title: City Recognized for Outstanding COVID-19 Coverage.

URL: https://www.cityofnewbrunswick.org/news_detail_T10_R767.php?fbclid=IwAR07qmU0yQby657TEY7_kM0JEb-lE0OXrTAkdZSBwWzdEzOOkmm3BQdS2GQ

Description: The City of New Brunswick has received a special award for its information and communication efforts during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Subject:   COVID-19 ,  City Government Communications Public Affairs

Title: Cops bust huge house party near Rutgers as students return to campus (VIDEO).

URL: https://www.nj.com/education/2020/08/cops-bust-huge-house-party-near-rutgers-as-students-return-to-campus-video.html

Description: New Brunswick police officers spot a house party with no social distancing nor masks near Rutgers campus.

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Subject:   COVID-19 ,  Rutgers Social Distancing

Title: Johnson & Johnson Announces European Commission Approval of Agreement to Supply 200 Million Doses of Janssen's COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate.

URL: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/johnson--johnson-announces-european-commission-approval-of-agreement-to-supply-200-million-doses-of-janssens-covid-19-vaccine-candidate-301148577.html

Description: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) (the Company) today announced the European Commission (EC), acting on behalf of the European Union (EU) Member States, has approved an Advance Purchase Agreement in which the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies will supply 200 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate to EU Member States following approval or authorization from regulators.

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Subject:   COVID-19 ,  Vaccines Johnson & Johnson

Title: Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine study paused due to illness

URL: https://www.statnews.com/2020/10/12/johnson-johnson-covid-19-vaccine-study-paused-due-to-unexplained-illness-in-participant/

Description: The study of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine has been paused due to an unexplained illness in a study participant.

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Subject:   COVID-19 ,  Johnson & Johnson Vaccines Health

Title: New Brunswick Accepting Donations of Personal Protective Equipment

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/sections/government/articles/new-brunswick-accepting-donations-of-personal-protective-equipment/

Description: The City of New Brunswick's Office of Emergency Management is currently collecting donations of personal protective equipment (PPE) to be used in the fight against COVID-19.

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Subject:   COVID-19 ,  Personal Protective Equipment City Government

Title: Annual Kirkpatrick Chapel Holiday Concert Reimagined in Pandemic.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/articles/annual-kirkpatrick-chapel-holiday-concert-reimagined-in-pandemic/

Description: Kirkpatrick Chapel reinvents it's holiday concert in the wake of COVID-19.

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Subject:   COVID-19 ,  Kirkpatrick Chapel Christmas Rutgers

Title: New Brunswick Passes Grim COVID-19 Milestone as Cases Hit All-Time High in State.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/articles/new-brunswick-passes-grim-covid-19-milestone-as-cases-hit-all-time-high-in-state?fbclid=IwAR1AxkZt1eOLcsMgl4tTEL4oF_epNg6C9kCh05cNUKXE7yqVpLDuYyUXSz4

Description: The city passed a grim milestone on Sunday, eclipsing 3,000 positive COVID-19 cases since the outbreak began in March.

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Subject:   New Brunswick, New Jersey,  COVID-19 ,  Health

Title: Esperanza Neighborhood Businesses Receive $230,000 in COVID Relief Funding.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/business-and-finance/articles/esperanza-neighborhood-businesses-receive-230-000-in-covid-relief-funding/

Description: Twenty-nine small businesses in the city’s Esperanza neighborhood have received direct grants earmarked for recovery from COVID-19-related disruptions and loss of revenue.

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Subject:   COVID-19 ,  Economics Financial Hardship Hispanic population Esperanza Neighborhood

Title: It's the End of an Era as Onyx Closes Its Doors in New Brunswick.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/business-and-finance/articles/it-s-the-end-of-an-era-as-onyx-closes-its-doors-in-new-brunswick/

Description: The oldest Black owned business, Onyx Hair Design Studio, shuts down after over 30 years.

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Subject:   Businesses,  COVID-19

Title: New Brunswick Bars and Restaurants Open for Business, With Many Job Openings.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/business-and-finance/articles/new-brunswick-bars-and-restaurants-open-for-business-with-many-job-openings/

Description: Restaurants and bars in New Brunswick have a staffing shortage.

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Subject:   Covid-19 ,  Restaurants

Title: Plan to Re-Open New Brunswick Schools' Doors Postponed to April.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/education/articles/plan-to-re-open-new-brunswick-schools-doors-postponed-to-april/

Description: The opening of city schools for in-person instruction has been postponed until April.

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Subject:   COVID-19 ,  Education Remote Learning

Title: Temperature-Taking Kiosks Will Be Up And Running at All New Brunswick Schools Within Days.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/education/articles/temperature-taking-kiosks-will-be-up-and-running-at-all-new-brunswick-schools-within-days/

Description: Automated temperature-taking kiosks that will scan each visitor for a fever will likely be up and running at the district’s 13 schools and its central office by the start of next week.

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Subject:   COVID-19 ,  Health Education New Brunswick Public Schools

Title: New Brunswick Groups Opening Their Doors and Hearts For Thanksgiving.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/giving-back/articles/new-brunswick-groups-opening-their-doors-and-hearts-for-thanksgiving/

Description: Several organizations and groups across the city are opening their doors and their hearts in an effort to give everyone a hot meal this Thanksgiving Day.

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Subject:   Thanksgiving,  COVID-19 ,  Social Services Poverty Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services Financial Hardship

Title: A Morose Milestone in New Brunswick: The City's 100th COVID-19 Death.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/health-and-wellness/articles/a-morose-milestone-in-new-brunswick-the-city-s-100th-covid-19-death/

Description: The city marked a morose milestone on Wednesday with the passing of the 100th resident due to complications of COVID-19.

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Subject:   COVID-19 ,  Death

Title: City Still Showing Care and Compassion For New Brunswick Seniors During Pandemic.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/health-and-wellness/articles/city-still-showing-care-and-compassion-for-new-brunswick-seniors-during-pandemic/

Description: For some of the seniors who receive wellness calls from the staff members inside the city’s Department of Social Services, the voice on the other end of the phone might be the only one they hear that day.

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Subject:   COVID-19 ,  Health Social Services Senior Citizens

Title: New Free COVID-19 Testing Site Opening in New Brunswick.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/health-and-wellness/articles/new-free-covid-19-testing-site-opening-in-new-brunswick/

Description: Walk-up COVID-19 testing will be conducted at the Youth Sports Complex at 419 Joyce Kilmer Ave., replacing the one at the Redshaw Elementary School that was forced to close in order to allow the school district to prepare for the school year.

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Subject:   COVID-19 ,  Testing

Title: No COVID-19 Patients at Saint Peter's For First TIme Since Pandemic Hit.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/health-and-wellness/articles/no-covid-19-patients-at-saint-peter-s-for-first-time-since-pandemic-hit/

Description: Saint Peter’s University Hospital had no COVID-19 patients in its beds on Wednesday for the first time since March.

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Subject:   COVID-19 ,  Patients St. Peter's University Hospital

Title: Rutgers Dropping Indoor Mask Requirement for Students, Faculty.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/health-and-wellness/articles/rutgers-dropping-indoor-mask-requirement-for-students-faculty/

Description: Face coverings will be optional for Rutgers students and faculty in indoor teaching spaces and libraries starting Oct. 1.

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Subject:   Health,  COVID-19 ,  Personal Protective Equipment Antonio M. Calcado Rutgers University Vaccines Masks

Title: Rutgers-Eagleton Poll: About Four in 10 New Jerseyans Say They Won’t Get COVID-19 Vaccine

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/health-and-wellness/articles/rutgers-eagleton-poll-about-four-in-10-new-jerseyans-say-they-won-t-get-covid-19-vaccine/

Description: Between 36% and 47% of New Jerseyans say they will “probably” or “definitely” not get vaccinated against COVID-19, with response rates varying depending on how the question is asked, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.

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Subject:   COVID-19 ,  Vaccines Health Rutgers

Title: Rutgers Recruiting Participants for J&J Phase 3 COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trial.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/health-and-wellness/articles/rutgers-recruiting-participants-for-j-j-phase-3-covid-19-vaccine-clinical-trial/

Description: Rutgers will enroll as many as 2,000 participants from the university community and throughout the state to test a potential COVID-19 vaccine.

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Subject:   Johnson & Johnson Vaccines Public Health,  COVID-19 ,  Rutgers

Title: Two Locations in New Brunswick Will Distribute COVID-19 Vaccine Doses.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/health-and-wellness/articles/two-locations-in-new-brunswick-will-distribute-covid-19-vaccine-doses/

Description: Two locations in the city have been chosen as sites where COVID-19 vaccination shots will be administered.

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Subject:   COVID-19 ,  Vaccine

Title: Rutgers President Stands By Virtual Graduation Decision, Doesn't Want a 'Super-Spreader Event'.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/rutgers-university/articles/rutgers-president-stands-by-virtual-graduation-decision-doesn-t-want-a-super-spreader-event/

Description: Rutgers University President Jonathan Holloway acknowledged that his decision to forgo in-person commencement ceremonies this spring was an unpopular one among the many who sent him letters over the past week.

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Subject:   Rutgers,  COVID-19 ,  Graduation health

Title: Rutgers to Receive $3.8M to Increase COVID-19 Testing in Underserved Communities

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/rutgers-university/articles/rutgers-to-receive-3-8m-to-increase-covid-19-testing-in-underserved-communities/

Description: Rutgers University will receive $3.8 to ramp up COVID-19 testing to underserved communities.

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Subject:   COVID-19 ,  Rutgers

Title: New Brunswick High School Girls Make History With Outdoor Match.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/sports/articles/new-brunswick-high-school-girls-make-history-with-outdoor-match/

Description: The girls wrestling team faced off against Elizabeth last week in what is believed to be the first outdoor wrestling match in school history – boys or girls team.

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Subject:   New Brunswick High School Women's Wrestling,  COVID-19

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