Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are conducting the CoVER study to better understand the effects of COVID-19 vaccines in patients with autoimmune diseases. Patients… Read more
Category: infectious disease
Massive numbers of new COVID–19 infections, not vaccines, are the main driver of new coronavirus variants
The rise of coronavirus variants has highlighted the huge influence evolutionary biology has on daily life. But how mutations, random chance and natural selection produce… Read more
Pitt Project Preps for Potential Future Pandemics
If we can see the next pandemic coming, there might be an opportunity to stop it – or at least slow the spread, jump start… Read more
Pitt Team Finds Drugs Against SARS-CoV-2 That Could Work if Virus Mutates and COVID-19 Treatments Fail
In February 2020 – when the first alarming reports about a new dangerous virus began to circulate but still weeks before COVID-19 was declared a… Read more
Tour UPMC’s Outpatient Center South Side
UPMC Outpatient Center South Side is a hub for COVID-19 mitigation efforts, from testing to vaccinating to treating. The facility is one of many UPMC… Read more