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A Chip to Measure Immunity

Andy Fell — December 04, 2024 - 4:16pm

Every winter, influenza returns with a new variant. People who have previously been infected with or vaccinated against flu may have some protection, but this depends on how well their immune system’s “memory” of the previous virus or vaccine cross-reacts with the new variant. At present, there is no good way to measure this. A new NIH-funded project by researchers at the University of California, Davis and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health aims to solve that problem with a new device to measure this immune system “memory” in the blood.

�ٺ��Ƶ Researchers Awarded $28M to Combat Rift Valley Fever

Emily C Dooley — September 14, 2023 - 8:00am

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, One Health Institute, or OHI, have been awarded $28 million to lead a novel human vaccine trial against Rift Valley fever virus in Africa.

The project, funded by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, or CEPI, and the European Union’s Horizon Europe program, aims to work with partners in African countries affected by the virus to assess the safety and immune response of the vaccine in people most at risk.

Resident T-Cells Key to Salmonella Immunity

Andy Fell — April 17, 2023 - 2:47pm

Salmonella infections cause about a million deaths a year worldwide, and there is an urgent need for better vaccines for both typhoid fever and non-typhoidal Salmonella disease. New work from researchers at the �ٺ��Ƶ School of Veterinary Medicine shows how memory T cells, crucial for a vaccine that induces a powerful immune response, can be recruited into the liver in a mouse model of Salmonella.

Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Offers Long-Term Protection Against Severe Disease

Andy Fell — December 01, 2022 - 11:45am

Two-dose vaccines provide protection against lung disease in rhesus macaques one year after they were vaccinated as infants, a new study shows. The work, published in Science Translational Medicine Dec.

The Conversation: What Is the Connection Between Social Media Use and Vaccine Hesitancy?

Karen Michele Nikos — November 04, 2022 - 3:29pm

People who consume a lot of news on social media are more likely to be skeptical of COVID-19 vaccines. News literacy makes people less so.

Flu Shots: Get Vaccinated or Opt Out by Dec. 1

Cody Kitaura — October 04, 2022 - 9:37am

Updated 5 p.m. Oct. 4 to correct the date of the employee clinic to be held in the Health Sciences District and to add the location of that clinic. It will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, in 1041 Valley Hall.

The University of California policy that requires all students and employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 now also requires everyone either receive a flu shot or opt out by Dec. 1.

Viral Loads Similar Between Vaccinated and Unvaccinated People

Andy Fell — October 04, 2021 - 12:25pm

A new study from the University of California, Davis, Genome Center, UC San Francisco and the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub shows no significant difference in viral load between vaccinated and unvaccinated people who tested positive for the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2. It also found no significant difference between infected people with or without symptoms.

Video Added: ‘�ٺ��Ƶ LIVE’ on Where Are We Now in the Pandemic?

Andy Fell — June 17, 2021 - 10:15am

Millions of Americans have been vaccinated. Case rates have been falling nationally and in California. Governor Newsom has said California will lift all pandemic restrictions on June 15. So, where are we now? Is the pandemic nearly over, or is it too soon to declare victory? What precautions should we keep in place?

Breaking Barriers to COVID-19 Care

Tanya H Perez — May 11, 2021 - 9:44am

When Pastor Mark Meeks of City Church of Sacramento told his city councilman, Jay Schenirer, that he wanted to make sure people in Oak Park would have access to the COVID-19 vaccine, Schenirer introduced Meeks to �ٺ��Ƶ Health CEO David Lubarsky. Thanks to that connection, in February, an old section of the church sanctuary was quickly converted into a full-fledged vaccine clinic.

Vaccine Misinformation Can Overwhelm Facts

Karen Michele Nikos — February 09, 2021 - 11:40pm

There is strong consensus and medical evidence that COVID-19 vaccines — as with other vaccines — are safe and effective, but negative comments on social media, which sometimes migrate to traditional media, can overwhelm majority opinions, said communication researchers from University of California, Davis.