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Epidemiologist breaks down newest COVID-19 variant, the most contagious to date
The newest strain of the novel coronavirus may be the most transmissible yet. The latest variant, named XBB.1.5, is an offshoot of the BA.1 variant ...
Bivalent Boosters are Here: Our Expert Explains What You Need to Know
Updated COVID-10 booster shots are rolling out across the United States, and these new bivalent formulations target the omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants that have ...
Expert Insight: President Biden’s COVID-19 ‘Rebound Positive’
UConn Health’s Dr. David Banach explains how a fully vaccinated and boosted person could test positive, negative, and positive again for COVID-19 within a 10...
Free masks are coming - here's what you need to know
As stores across America prepare to receive "the largest deployment of personal protective equipment in U.S. history," UConn epidemiologist Dr. David Banach is answering ...
Ask an Epidemiologist: How to Safely Celebrate the Holiday Season
Now that COVID-19 vaccines are widely available and mask mandates and restrictions on gatherings are no longer in place in many areas, is this the ...
Experts in the Media – UConn’s Dr. David Banach is the go-to voice on COVID boosters
As COVID continues to wreak havoc across the globe, health systems in America are overwhelmed. And as the debate about a third shot continues, the ...
Did the Johnson & Johnson pause impact COVID-19 vaccine hesitation in Black and Hispanic communities?
The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently lifted the pause on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. The agencies ...
Ask the Expert: Medical distrust in Black communities
Historical racism and modern-day health care disparities have ingrained distrust in Black communities of a medical system now charged with encouraging people to take the ...
UConn’s Dr. David Banach was one of the first to be vaccinated – let him explain the COVID-19 Vaccine
The initial doses of the first approved COVID-19 vaccine are here, and health care workers are part of the group that’s getting it first. ...
Convalescent plasma - let Michigan State’s Nigel Paneth explain how important this is in treating patients recovering from COVID-19
On July 30, President Trump approved the use of convalescent plasma in an effort to aid the recovery efforts of those suffering from COVID-19. Michigan State’...