Local Hospital Leaders Urge Public to Avoid Emergency Rooms for COVID Testing
Get vaccinated against COVID-19 or you dramatically increase your risk of ending up on a ventilator and further taxing local hospitals as local cases of the virus surge. That’s the message from chief medical officers from three Triangle health systems during a media briefing Thursday. Watch the briefing here.
With ‘Test-to-Stay,’ Children and Staff Can Safely Remain in School After COVID Exposures
Children and staff who repeatedly test negative for COVID-19 after contact with someone who has the illness can safely remain in school if universal masking programs are in place, according to a new “test-to-stay” study report from the ABC Science Collaborative.
Omicron And The Holidays Add Up To "Perfect Storm" For COVID Cases, Duke Expert Warns
The newest COVID-19 variant – omicron – casts a larger shadow each day, driving infection rates up just as millions of Americans prepare to travel for the upcoming holidays. Should people get tested first? Should they hug grandma? Will students coming home from college become huge virus vectors?
Duke Researcher Featured in the NIH Director's Blog for Developing a Way to Gauge the Effectiveness of mRNA Vaccines Against COVID19
The work of research team that includes Dr. David Montefiori of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute is highlighted in the NIH Director's Blog.
Rapid Test Identifies Antibody Effectiveness Against COVID-19 Variants
A new test can quickly test the ability of antibodies to neutralize spike proteins from different variants of COVID-19 simultaneously. The D4 assay shown here is the Teflon-like technology that makes the test possible.
Helping Kids Navigate the Pandemic
The stress and isolation of the pandemic may have a lasting toll on some children, but Duke experts say most will recover fully — and some might even emerge with new strengths.
Dr. Maradiaga Panayotti Explains How Vaccines Protect You Against COVID-19
Vaccines are our best defense against COVID-19 and its variants. Protect yourself and others - don’t wait to vaccinate!
Blue Devil of the Week: In the Thick of the Pandemic Fight
Dr. Charlene Wong works to improve and protect the health of the community
Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill Scientists Identify New Antibody For COVID-19 and Variants
A research collaboration between scientists at Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has identified and tested an antibody that limits the severity of infections from a variety of coronaviruses, including those that cause COVID-19 as well as the original SARS illness.
COVID Vaccines for Kids is Best Protection from Illness, Death
In a virtual media briefing with reporters, Dr. Emmanuel Walter Jr., discussed his study findings, the overall vaccine trial process, potential side effects, and the need for herd immunity in American communities.