(Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie announced he is donating $1 million to establish the COVID-19 Immunology Defense Fund at Penn Medicine to help in the fight against COVID-19.
The funds will support both an emerging research program to test frontline healthcare workers for potential immunity to COVID-19, as well as provide flexibility for Penn Medicine’s researchers to develop real-time research protocols to battle the disease. FULL COVERAGE: CORONAVIRUS "We are in the midst of a humanitarian crisis that is affecting all of us in so many ways,” said Lurie. “Every passing day brings new stories of heartbreaking tragedy, inspirational courage, and hopeful innovation.