Rapid rollout of COVID vaccine as important as its efficacy

Scientists find that a rapid rollout of the COVID vaccine to low- and middle-income countries is as important as the vaccine’s efficacy.

Randy Young • harvard
Oct. 29, 2021 ~4 min

Doctor draws on cartoons for persuasive public health messaging

Wrestling with a health care conundrum: how to get people to listen?

Alvin Powell • harvard
Oct. 29, 2021 ~7 min


African Scientists Try to Reverse Engineer COVID Vaccines

VOA Learning English • voa
Oct. 28, 2021 ~5 min

Is trick-or-treating safe this Halloween?

What does the uptick of COVID among kids mean for trick-or-treating this year? An expert says enjoy Halloween, but keep some safety measures in mind.

U. Michigan • futurity
Oct. 28, 2021 ~6 min

Nipah virus: could it cause the next pandemic?

Virologists are beginning to assess which other viruses could have pandemic potential

Ian Jones, Professor of Virology, University of Reading • conversation
Oct. 28, 2021 ~7 min

BBQ lighter inspires new way to deliver vaccines

A new handheld electroporator that gets its inspiration from barbecue lighters and microneedles may simplify the delivery of vaccines, including for COVID.

Anne Wainscott Sargent-Georgia Tech • futurity
Oct. 27, 2021 ~10 min

4 answers about the COVID vaccine for kids from 5 to 11

Children 5-11 may soon be eligible for a COVID vaccine. An infectious disease expert explains why that's so important and how the rollout will work.

Kat McAlpine-Boston • futurity
Oct. 27, 2021 ~5 min

In war zone, COVID isn’t only health problem

A Chan School panel details need for broader health campaigns that also include various vaccines in conflict areas.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Oct. 26, 2021 ~8 min


The pandemic has made it even harder for one in three Americans to obtain healthy, affordable food

A recent survey finds that the pandemic made it harder for many US households to put food on the table. It also changed the ways in which people buy and store food.

Douglas Buhler, Director of AgBioResearch and Assistant Vice President of Research and Innovation, Michigan State University • conversation
Oct. 26, 2021 ~5 min

An infectious disease expert explains new federal rules on 'mix-and-match' vaccine booster shots

As boosters are authorized for all three COVID-19 shots available in the US, the ability to swap out vaccine types looks to be a boon to the immune system.

Glenn J. Rapsinski, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellow, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences • conversation
Oct. 22, 2021 ~9 min

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