Just how accurate are rapid antigen tests? Two testing experts explain the latest data

With the relaxation of mask-wearing mandates, there’s even more need to know how much over-the-counter tests help.

Apurv Soni, Assistant Professor in Clinical Informatics and Director of Program in Digital Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School • conversation
May 16, 2022 • ~8 min

COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest children may be inching closer to authorization – a pediatrician explains how they're being tested

Moderna will ask the FDA to allow emergency use for its vaccine in children as young as 6 months, a step many parents have been anticipating.

Debbie-Ann Shirley, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Virginia • conversation
March 30, 2022 • ~9 min

Can Biden fix the vaccine mess? An expert says yes

The COVID-19 vaccine rollout has fallen far short of President Trump's promises. President Biden says he can fix that. Can he?

Margaret Riley, Professor of Law, Public Health Sciences, and Public Policy, University of Virginia • conversation
Jan. 27, 2021 • ~9 min

Why paying people to get the coronavirus vaccine won't work

Millions of Americans say they won't get the vaccine. Will money change their minds? And is luring them with cash the right approach?

Robert Gatter, Professor of Law, Saint Louis University • conversation
Dec. 11, 2020 • ~10 min

What are emergency use authorizations, and do they guarantee that a vaccine or drug is safe?

The vaccines that will first be used to prevent the spread of COVID-19 will have gone through a special approval process with the FDA. but just what is this expedited process?

Jeremy Greene, Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University • conversation
Dec. 3, 2020 • ~10 min

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