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Grace John-Stewart Recognized for Exceptional Public Health Research and Impact
For nearly three decades, Grace John-Stewart, a professor of global health and epidemiology at the University of Washington School of Public Health, has devoted her career to improving HIV prevention and treatment.
A Message to the DGH Community - We are Here to Support You and We Stand with You
Dear DGH community,
We are reaching out in support and solidarity as we reel from recent events. Today, supporters of President Trump violently entered the US Capitol and disrupted the counting of certified electoral votes, encouraged by the President’s false claims of election fraud. The disruption of our democratic process in Washington, DC and the violence we are witnessing are deeply disturbing. We recognize that these scenes may be distressing, especially to members of our community who have lived through coups and civil unrest.
Expanding COVID Testing in Rural and Underserved Communities: RADx-UP study (includes Paul Drain)
Dr. Paul Drain, Associate Professor of Global Health and Medicine, and Dr. Matthew Thompson (Family Medicine) will lead UW’s arm of the RADx-UP program, “Protecting Our Community: A Pragmatic Randomized Trial of Home-based COVID Testing with American Indian and Latino Communities”.
How to Celebrate Holidays Safely During the Pandemic (includes Jared Baeten)
BY EMILY BOYNTON. Right as Rain, UW Medicine
Celebrating First Generation Students in Global Health
First-generation students are typically defined as first in their family to obtain a bachelor’s degree. Being a first generation student, who doesn't have a family history of higher education, takes courage and determination and is an identity to be proud of.
In the Media
Opinion: Specialists Back Single-Dose Vaccine Strategy for COVID-19 (includes Ruanne Barnabas)
Even partial protection of one dose could be enough to slow the spread of the virus, the UW Medicine researchers argue in a paper.
MEDIA CONTACT: Susan Gregg - 206.616.6730, sghanson@uw.edu
Giving one dose of the COVID-19 vaccines currently approved in the United States could curtail the spread of the SARS-CoV-19 in the community more quickly than the recommended two doses, say two vaccine experts at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
Opinion: It’s Time for a National Dialogue on Reparations (includes Ahoua Kone)
By Helen Taylor, Bobby Righi and Jonis Davis, Special to The Seattle Times
UW Medicine Researchers Conducting Phase 3 Trial of Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine (quotes Scott McClelland)
By Brian Flores, Q13 FOX
SEATTLE - The race to develop and administer a COVID-19 vaccine continues. It comes as scientists are predicting an increase in COVID cases from the holidays.
The glimmer of hope, however, comes in the form of these vaccines. Pfizer and Moderna's versions are being rolled out to healthcare workers and people 65-years-old and older, but Maryland-based Novavax is currently conducting its Phase III trial on their COVID-19 vaccine.
COVID-19: Facts and Resources
Enrollment for UW students, faculty and staff is now open for the Husky Coronavirus Testing. Testing for on-campus and Greek Row residents is also encouraged. Learn more.
COVID-19 is Devastating Communities of Color. Can Vaccines Counter Racial Inequity? (quotes Beth Bell)
As states wrestle with whether to prioritize essential workers or the elderly, Tennessee is setting aside shots for especially vulnerable areas.
By Isaac Stanley-Becker and Lena H. SunDec. 18, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. PST