Patient Care Age 5-11 COVID Vaccine: Everything You Need to Know on Safety, Efficacy, and Distribution By Correna Dolce Oct. 12, 2022 Infectious disease expert Jennifer Nayak, M.D., and pediatrician Stephen Cook, M.D., M.P.H, share why this COVID vaccine is continuously proven to be safe and effective.
Patient Care Updated COVID Boosters Are Here! Here’s What You Need to Know. By Susanne Pallo Sep. 8, 2022 As we close out our third COVID pandemic summer, the FDA has authorized updated COVID boosters that target the dominant omicron subvariants of the coronavirus. Find out who is eligible to get the ...
Education Using Improv to Address COVID Vaccine Hesitancy By Susanne Pallo Sep. 1, 2022 URMC researchers have developed a program that combines improv theater with coaching on how to tap into patients’ inner motivations to help health care workers guide their patients to get a COVID ...
Research New Study Will Explore COVID’s Potential Link to Dementia By Mark Michaud Aug. 31, 2022 A new $3.7 million grant will allow researchers to more precisely understand how the virus triggers damage in the brain and the long-term impact on cognitive performance.
Research Study Finds COVID Vaccine Mandates for Nursing Home Staff Effective By Mark Michaud, Lydia Fernandez Aug. 22, 2022 New research shows that the state level vaccine mandates for nursing home staff improved vaccination rates without increasing staffing shortages.
Research 6 Month to 5th Birthday Vaccine: Frequently Asked Questions By Correna Dolce Jun. 17, 2022 Children 6 months up to 5th birthday are now eligible to receive the Pfizer and BioNTech SE and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The CDC unanimously authorized its use, after extensive review of safety and ...
Research COVID Vaccine Development was Quick. What’s Holding HIV Back? By Kelly Webster May. 25, 2022 Vaccine experts had decades of knowledge from HIV research to help develop a COVID vaccine. Now, they are turning back to HIV research with new knowledge gained from the COVID pandemic. Volunteers ...
Research Study Examines Second COVID Booster to Strengthen Immunity, Prepare for Future Waves By Mark Michaud Mar. 31, 2022 Can a second booster protect against future COVID waves and variants? URMC researchers are leading a new study that will help determine which boosters are recommended this fall, when COVID infections ...
Research ‘Immune Distraction’ from Previous Colds Leads to Worse COVID Infections By Susanne Pallo Mar. 4, 2022 Counterintuitive results from a new URMC study suggest that prior infection and immunity to one of the seasonal cold coronaviruses may have put people at risk of more severe COVID illness and death.
Research When Does a Pandemic Become Endemic? By Mark Michaud Feb. 28, 2022 Ann Falsey, M.D., addresses the question of what life may look like once COVID takes its place among other circulating respiratory diseases that, while dangerous for some, do not produce spikes in ...