When the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health dean arrived at her appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, she expected it to be… Read more
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“One in a Million.” Pitt and UPMC Experts Explain the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause
Tuesday morning, federal health officials called for a pause in using the coronavirus vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson, while they investigate a rare blood… Read more
UPMC and Pitt Researchers Share New Findings on COVID-19 Vaccination in Elderly and Cancer Patients
At a press briefing today, UPMC and University of Pittsburgh clinician-scientists shared new data on how certain UPMC patients with weak immune systems responded to… Read more
Pandemic Brought Preterm Births Down, but not all Women Benefitted Equally
Last spring, when the whole world went into hibernation to try to curb the spread of a new virus ravaging the planet, few people were… Read more
Genomic Surveillance: What it is and Why we Need More of it to Track Coronavirus Variants and Help End the COVID-19 Pandemic
“You can’t fix what you don’t measure” is a maxim in the business world. And it holds true in the world of public health as… Read more