Nurses' attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination for their children are highly influenced by partisanship, a new study finds
Nurses who identify as Democrats have a significantly higher likelihood of having their children vaccinated against COVID-19 than those who identify as Republicans.
David Wiltse, Associate Professor of Political Science, South Dakota State University •
conversation
Dec. 2, 2022 • ~6 min
Dec. 2, 2022 • ~6 min
Twitter lifted its ban on COVID misinformation – research shows this is a grave risk to public health
A wealth of research on social media shows that COVID-19 misinformation is damaging to public health.
Anjana Susarla, Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University •
conversation
Dec. 1, 2022 • ~6 min
Dec. 1, 2022 • ~6 min
Scientists uncovered the structure of the key protein for a future hepatitis C vaccine – here's how they did it
Using a Nobel Prize-winning technique called cryo-EM, researchers were able to identify potential areas on the hepatitis C virus that a vaccine could target.
Alba Torrents de la Peña, Postdoctoral Fellow in Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute •
conversation
Nov. 22, 2022 • ~7 min
Nov. 22, 2022 • ~7 min
COVID-19, RSV and the flu are straining health care systems - two epidemiologists explain what the 'triple threat' means for children
Respiratory viruses are hitting young children and infants particularly hard this fall and winter season, and experts don’t yet know exactly why.
Annette Regan, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, University of San Francisco •
conversation
Nov. 18, 2022 • ~10 min
Nov. 18, 2022 • ~10 min
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