COVID-19 coronavirus Judd Walson CHAIN Consortium
April 27, 2020 | Department News

UW Researchers Study Effects of COVID-19 on Vulnerable Populations in Africa (Study led by Judd Walson)

As the global COVID-19 pandemic spreads, there are increasing numbers of cases in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) settings, including in many African countries. A new $1.38 million UW research project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will monitor the spread of COVID-19 in sites in Africa in order to increase understanding of the effects of COVID-19 on vulnerable children and adults, healthcare workers and researchers in low-resource settings. 

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COVID-19 coronavirus hydroxychloroquine Ruanne Barnabas
April 27, 2020 | Health News

UW to Lead National Study of Drug Promoted by President Trump to Fight Coronavirus (Seattle Times, Includes Ruanne Barnabas)

Researchers at the University of Washington on Friday announced a major new study of the malaria drug President Donald Trump has praised as a possible, low-cost cure for COVID-19.

The clinical trial is one of dozens around the world aimed at providing definitive evidence about the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine, either alone or in combination with the antibiotic azithromycin, against the novel coronavirus.

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Hilary Godwin The Conversation coronavirus COVID-19 Q&A
April 23, 2020 | Health News

Why There Isn’t a One-Size-Fits-All Plan for States to Reopen Their Economies (The Conversation, Q&A with Hilary Godwin)

In this Q&A, Hilary Godwin, dean of the University of Washington School of Public Health, explains why it makes sense for groups of states, such as Washington, Oregon and California, to coordinate their plans.

Governors are walking a tightrope as they try to figure out how to safely ease off social distancing restrictions and restart their economies without triggering a new surge in coronavirus cases.

MPH Students GHIP GHCE Timothy Kelly Yanni Chang Match Day COVID-19
April 17, 2020 | Department News

Virtual Match Day: Medical Students Begin Health Careers During a Pandemic

For graduating medical students, Match Day is the event that determines where they will spend the next years of their lives. On this day each year, students across the country learn where they will complete their residencies before obtaining medical licenses. Typically, this process happens in-person, with the graduating students able to celebrate the occasion with their loved ones. However, due to the circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s Match Day took place virtually.

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Seattle Times Judd Walson WHO In The Media
April 15, 2020 | Health News

Editorial: WHO Needs Funding, Not Scapegoating (Seattle Times, Quotes Judd Walson

Congress must quickly reverse President Donald Trump’s defunding of the World Health Organization.

This should be a bipartisan priority, to provide U.S. leadership in combating the worldwide pandemic and support WHO’s broader, ongoing global-health mission.

The WHO made errors in its initial response to the coronavirus but so did Trump, who is scapegoating and undermining a critical health organization when it’s desperately needed to save lives.

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