America Speaks on Vaccines
Over the past year, vaccines have frequently been in the news as an issue that is top-of-mind for many Americans. Once again, we asked about vaccines in our annual public […]
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Infectious Disease Research in Focus: Perspectives from Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, NIAID Director
Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), joined us for an engaging discussion on NIAID’s work in advancing basic science and early-phase clinical […]
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Alliance Discussion with Dr. Daniel Bausch: An Update on the Monkeypox Outbreak
In an August 3, 2022, alliance discussion, Daniel Bausch, MD, MPH&TM, President, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, discussed the monkeypox outbreak and the U.S. response. Some of Dr. […]
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Alliance Member Discussion: Dr. Georges Benjamin — Continuing Our Response to COVID-19 and What the Future May Hold
I recently had the opportunity to speak with one of our nation’s foremost public health leaders, Dr. Georges Benjamin, Executive Director of the American Public Health Association and Research!America Board Member. Of course, we talked
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Not Just a Woman’s Health Problem
This is the first in a series of blog posts exploring COVID-19 from a women’s health perspective. On October 20, 2020, the Office for Women’s Health Research (ORWH) at the […]
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System Disruptions to Childbirth Care During COVID-19
This is the second in a series of blog posts exploring COVID-19 from a women’s health perspective. On October 20, 2020, the Office for Women’s Health Research (ORWH) at the […]
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Addressing Impact of COVID-19 on Women from Underserved Communities
To achieve health equity, it is important to understand the health of underserved women. This understanding will lead to well-defined social determinants of health to aid in the development of interventions and increase equal access
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How does the type of virus affect vaccine development?
Two earlier posts in this series explored what is a virus and what is a vaccine as well as the types of vaccines under development. As with the type […]
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How Does a Vaccine Get Tested and Produced?
Much like drugs, vaccine candidates that seem promising during laboratory research are assessed and validated based on their performance in clinical trials. In the U.S., making it to this step […]
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What is a Virus and What is a Vaccine?
Viruses are tiny parasites that can cause disease.1 While there are many types of viruses, they all contain genetic material,
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Types of Vaccines
As scientists work towards a COVID-19 vaccine, they are faced with the decision of which type of vaccine to choose. Here, we review the different types of vaccines, how they […]
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Dr. Robert Redfield: In His Own Words
“We’re going to continue at CDC to rely on data science to determine the most appropriate public health measures to lead us out of this outbreak and to communicate those effectively to the policymakers.”
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Measles: The Local Effort
“Many or most public health issues are inherently local, but the federal government still has an important role to play, and they have resources to bare when needed,” said Chrissie […]
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The Road to Eliminating HPV-Related Cancers
“Every two minutes, one more woman dies from cervical cancer,” stressed Anna Giuliano, PhD, of the Moffitt Cancer Center. One of several speakers at the briefing “Let’s End HPV-Related Cancers” […]
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