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What to Know About the Updated COVID-19 Vaccine for Fall/Winter 2023

September 14, 2023

The updated COVID-19 vaccine provides safe, effective protection against current variants for everyone six months and older.

A person holds a positive COVID-19 rapid test.

What to Know About the EG.5 Variant

August 10, 2023

EG.5 is now the most prevalent COVID-19 variant in the U.S. Its high transmissibility and ability to evade immunity has virologists following it closely—but it’s not quite time to panic.

Stethoscope and a syringe next to three vials of vaccines, one for RSV, one for COVID-19 and another for Flu.

Preventing Another “Tripledemic” with Vaccines for Flu, COVID, and RSV

July 31, 2023

Together, annual flu shots, an updated COVID vaccine, and a new RSV vaccine for people 60+ can help us avoid another rough respiratory virus season.

A family of four suffering from a respiratory illness blow their noses.

What’s in Store for the Upcoming Respiratory Virus Season?

July 28, 2023

Last year’s “tripledemic” of COVID, RSV, and flu may raise concerns about the upcoming virus season, but an infectious disease epidemiologist sees reasons for optimism.

Maggie Medison, 18, joined PEPFAR’s DREAMS program in Malawi and now is a peer educator, working with girls in her community to raise awareness about the importance of staying in school and protection against HIV. Nov. 14, 2017.

Learning Our Lessons: What’s Missing from Pandemic Preparedness

June 27, 2023

A child looks uncertain as he receives a polio vaccine at a health care center in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, on April 3, 2023. Aditya Aji/AFP via Getty

Playing Catch-Up: Immunization Is Not a Game We Can Afford to Lose

April 26, 2023

The Gates Foundation’s Christopher J. Elias shares 4 priority areas that the Foundation is focusing on to drive progress on immunization.

COVID-19 Faculty Experts

Looking for prominent public health experts in the field of COVID-19? They’re here at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Sabra Klein, PhD '98, studies sex differences and the effects of pregnancy on immune responses to viruses, including influenza viruses and SARS-Cov-2, and vaccines.

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COVID-19 Headlines

What to Know About the Updated COVID-19 Vaccine for Fall/Winter 2023

What to Know About the EG.5 Variant

Preventing Another “Tripledemic” with Vaccines for Flu, COVID, and RSV

What’s in Store for the Upcoming Respiratory Virus Season?

Learning Our Lessons: What’s Missing from Pandemic Preparedness

Playing Catch-Up: Immunization Is Not a Game We Can Afford to Lose

COVID-19 Faculty Experts

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William John Moss

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