Tag: Vaccination
What is the HIPAA Privacy Rule? A health law scholar explains
Margaret Riley, University of Virginia
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s Privacy Rule is a federal law prohibiting...
I’m fully vaccinated – should I keep wearing a mask for...
Nancy S. Jecker, University of Washington
Fully vaccinated adults are celebrating their new freedom and removing their face masks....
Should my child get the COVID-19 vaccine? 7 questions answered by...
Debbie-Ann Shirley, University of Virginia
The Food and Drug Administration expanded emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine...
When can children get the COVID-19 vaccine? 5 questions parents are...
Wesley Kufel, Binghamton University, State University of New York
The first U.S. COVID-19 vaccines are expected in clinics in mid-December, and states are drawing up...
What we can learn from a book documenting the first vaccine,...
Anurag Papolu, The Conversation
As the world waits anxiously for a COVID-19 vaccine, Sam Lemley, curator of special collections at Carnegie Mellon University, says that...
Vaccines without needles – new shelf-stable film could revolutionize how medicines...
Maria Croyle, University of Texas at Austin
The race is on to identify an effective vaccine for the COVID-19 virus. Once discovered, the next challenge...
Measles outbreaks show legal challenges of balancing personal rights and public...
Katherine Drabiak, University of South Florida
The measles outbreaks continue to spread, with New York City declaring a public health emergency and requiring people in...
Measles: Why it’s so deadly, and why vaccination is so vital
Paul Duprex, University of Pittsburgh
On the darkest day of 2018, the winter solstice, we at the Center for Vaccine Research at the University of...
EXPLORING NATURE
How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple –...
Shelley Mitchell, Oklahoma State University
Pecans, America’s only native major nut, have a storied history in the United States....
