If we have never achieved herd immunity with the flu, the common cold and many other diseases, what makes it possible to reach herd immunity with COVID-19?
Infection and Spread Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: Some diseases are more elusive than others when it comes to herd immunity, and your two examples are among the elusive ones. In order to be a candidate for herd immunity, we need a disease caused by one specific virus. The virus has to be easily recognized by the immune system; it can’t mutate Read more…
April 11, 2021
Conoce a las Nerdy Girls – Dra. Shoshana Aronowitz
Posts en Español Uncategorized
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
En esta edición de la serie de “Conoce a las Nerdy Girls”, les presentamos a la Dra. Shoshana Aronowitz, PhD, FNP-BC, MSN, RN. La Dra. Aronowitz es una investigadora y enfermera que estudia el acceso al tratamiento por el abuso de sustancias, la entrega innovadora de suministros para la reducción de daños, las disparidades raciales Read more…
A: Some diseases are more elusive than others when it comes to herd immunity, and your two examples are among the elusive ones. In order to be a candidate for herd immunity, we need a disease caused by one specific virus. The virus has to be easily recognized by the immune system; it can’t mutate Read more…
Conoce a las Nerdy Girls – Dra. Shoshana Aronowitz
Posts en Español Uncategorized
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
En esta edición de la serie de “Conoce a las Nerdy Girls”, les presentamos a la Dra. Shoshana Aronowitz, PhD, FNP-BC, MSN, RN. La Dra. Aronowitz es una investigadora y enfermera que estudia el acceso al tratamiento por el abuso de sustancias, la entrega innovadora de suministros para la reducción de daños, las disparidades raciales Read more…
En esta edición de la serie de “Conoce a las Nerdy Girls”, les presentamos a la Dra. Shoshana Aronowitz, PhD, FNP-BC, MSN, RN. La Dra. Aronowitz es una investigadora y enfermera que estudia el acceso al tratamiento por el abuso de sustancias, la entrega innovadora de suministros para la reducción de daños, las disparidades raciales Read more…
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