More about the YSPH Covid-19 Pandemic Response
Most analyses regarding the excess risk of death during the COVID-19 pandemic have relied on summary data. However, a recent study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology instead analyzed individual patient-level data based on medical records from the largest integrated healthcare system in the United States.
- December 20, 2023
A new COVID-19 variant known as JN.1 is rapidly spreading across the United States and Europe as we head into peak holiday season travel time. Dr. Michael Cappello, MD, chair of the Yale School of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases), discusses the new variant, its threat potential, and what people can do to protect themselves from infection.
- December 13, 2023
With SARS-COV-2 infection rates rising again, you may be wondering if you should get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. Yale physicians have built a tool to help answer these questions.
- November 30, 2023Source: The Baltimore Sun
We are amid the “triple-demic” of respiratory illnesses season that includes a significant increase in U.S. COVID-19 hospitalizations alongside annual seasonal surges in respiratory viruses like influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). YSPH Professor Sten Vermund offers timely guidance on how people can best protect themselves in this opinion piece.
- November 22, 2023Source: ABC News
There are a few well-known mitigation measures you can follow to keep yourself and your loved ones safe during the holidays. YSPH Dr. Albert Ko provides some guidance.
- November 21, 2023Source: New York Times
The dominant variant of the coronavirus has proved to be not only staggeringly infectious, but an evolutionary marvel.
- November 08, 2023
As COVID-19 becomes endemic in the U.S., it will likely settle into a seasonable rhythm like influenza, becoming most active during the colder months in northern climes and subsiding in summer, according to a new study by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
- October 31, 2023
The term post-acute infection syndrome refers to chronic diseases that occur after an acute viral, bacterial, or parasitic infection, including chronic Lyme and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Yale School of Medicine is investigating the many questions surrounding post-acute infection syndromes in its new Center for Infection & Immunity.
- October 23, 2023Source: Cancer Today
Researchers find that patients with cancer who are severely immunocompromised may benefit from a more frequent seasonal vaccine schedule.
- October 17, 2023Source: The Messenger
The government created the Bridge Access program to help those without insurance. Does anyone care about it? Associate Professor Jason Schwartz says the public is fatigued when it comes to news about another COVID shot.