Epidemiology
Ebola Outbreak in Uganda Surges, but the Country Has a Plan
Uganda’s Ebola incident commander talks with Scientific American about the outbreak’s spread, the country’s response and the risk of cross-border transmission
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Epidemiology
How the Pandemic Shortened Life Expectancy and New Drugs on the Horizon: COVID, Quickly, Episode 40
In this episode of the COVID, Quickly podcast, we talk about why we’ve had years shaved off our average collective life since 2020. Also, we talk about “mabs” and why you might want to know what they are...
Public Health
Everything You Need to Know about Polio in the U.S.
People fully vaccinated against polio have little to fear
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When Should You Get the New COVID Booster and the Flu Shot?
Now is a good time to get both your COVID and flu shots, according to a nurse and public health expert
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Your Questions about the New COVID Booster Shots, Answered
New COVID booster vaccines built for the latest variants are here and should be more effective. But there are still some unknowns
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Unvaxxed Kids and 8 Days a Week (of Isolation): COVID, Quickly, Episode 38
This is our second back-to-school special episode of COVID. Quickly . Today we talk about two big issues: the low vaccination rates among the littlest kids and how long you should quarantine after being sick (actually)...
Public Health
Why So Few Young Kids Are Vaccinated against COVID—And How to Change That
A small fraction of young children in the U.S. are vaccinated against COVID. Pediatricians can help
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Omicron-Specific Booster Shots: 5 Questions Answered
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized updated COVID booster shots that target the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants. Here’s what experts know
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COVID Has Set Back Childhood Immunizations Worldwide
No child should have to die of a preventable disease. Getting pediatric vaccine numbers back to what they used to be will take money, time and cooperation
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New Polio Outbreaks Worldwide Put Scientists on Alert
Cases of paralysis in the U.S. and Israel suggest vaccine-derived poliovirus has infected many people
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First U.S. Polio Case in Nearly a Decade Highlights the Importance of Vaccination
An unvaccinated person in New York State’s Rockland County developed paralysis from a polio infection, emphasizing the need to target vaccination efforts to vulnerable communities
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Monkeypox Update and Homing in on Long COVID: COVID, Quickly, Episode 36
On this episode of the COVID, Quickly podcast, we take a few minutes to talk about the other virus making headlines—and then return to long COVID.
Public Health
6 Questions about Monkeypox Vaccines
A virologist explains how they work, who can get them and how well they prevent infection
Vaccines
A Staph Vaccine Trial Failure Shows Challenges of Stopping Common Bugs
Learning from past failures in the development of staph vaccines may inform how other vaccines for common bugs should be developed
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How Common Are Reinfections? And How Trust Can Beat the Virus: COVID, Quickly, Episode 35
On this episode of the COVID, Quickly podcast, we talk about getting reinfected with the coronavirus just a month or two after an earlier bout—and the difference that trusting others can make in a pandemic...
Epidemiology
New York Polio Case Revives Questions about Live Oral Vaccine
An unvaccinated person became infected with the virus, which can be traced to a live, weakened virus commonly used in the oral polio vaccine abroad
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5 Things to Know about Monkeypox
From symptoms to vaccines and treatment, here are some fast facts about monkeypox.
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Omicron’s Nasty New Variants and Better Boosters to Battle Them: COVID, Quickly, Episode 34
On this episode of the COVID, Quickly podcast, we talk about the increase in new Omicron subvariants. Should fall vaccine boosters contain standard Omicron or some of those new subvariants instead?...
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Monopolies Are Getting in the Way of mRNA Vaccines
Developing nations that desperately need these more effective vaccines are virtually locked out
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Omicron-Specific COVID Boosters Are Coming
The FDA has called for updating COVID vaccines to address the Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5. But will the shots keep up with the virus?
