¿Puedo recibir la vacuna contra el COVID-19 a la misma vez que otras vacunas?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
R: ¡Sí claro! Las vacunas contra el COVID-19 se pueden administrar con otras vacunas. Esto es un cambio de las recomendaciones anteriores que aconsejaban que las personas deberían esperar 2 semanas para recibir la vacuna COVID-19 si recibieron otra vacuna para una enfermedad diferente. ¿Cuál fue el motivo de la recomendación inicial? Inicialmente, los Centros Read more…
Is it a HIPAA violation for someone to ask me if I got the Covid-19 vaccine?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: No. Businesses, employers, family, or friends can ask about someone’s vaccine status without violating HIPAA. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a US federal law that created national standards to protect patient health information from being disclosed without that person’s consent. This law only applies to certain organizations and businesses, called Read more…
Why does good hand washing work to prevent the spread of germs?
Staying Safe
Verdena Jennings, DO
Q: It’s just soap and water, right? A: Soap and water work together to create a matrix that germs cannot escape. When we wash our hands with soap for 20 seconds, soap molecules trap viruses, bacteria, and debris. Water rinses the matrix of soap and germs away from your skin. Hand sanitizer that is 60% Read more…
Dos Nerdy Girls llevaron a sus hijos 🚸 para vacunarse la semana pasada después de que la FDA de EE.UU.!
Families/Kids Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Dos Nerdy Girls de nuestro equipo llevaron a sus hijos para vacunarse la semana pasada después de que la FDA de EE.UU. autorizó la vacuna Pfizer para uso de emergencia en niños de 12 a 15 años. Les hicimos a ellas y a sus hijos algunas preguntas ¡sobre por qué lo hicieron y cómo les Read more…
What is gene therapy? How is it different from vaccines?
Biology/Immunity Uncertainty and Misinformation Vaccines
A: Gene therapies treat diseases using genetic tools. They usually work by making lasting changes to your DNA — the genetic “cookbook” that provides instructions to make you. Vaccines, by contrast, deliver a short-lived signal (e.g. a burst of protein), then disappear. Vaccines and gene therapies both use customized genetic tools to achieve their goals. Read more…
Why should we vaccinate our kids against COVID-19?
Families/Kids Vaccines Videos
Why should we vaccinate our kids against COVID-19? Dr. Chana Davis, PhD from Fueled by Science explains as a scientist and a mom. It’s not just about helping us get to herd immunity, it’s about minimizing the risk to your child: “If you don’t vaccinate your kid ever…they will eventually get it.” ICYMI, watch Dr. Read more…
¿Cómo me preparo para los impactos en la salud mental del COVID-19?
Mental Health Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
P: ¿Hay manera de preparar para los impactos a la salud mental a causa de COVID-19? Siento que voy a tener una especie de trastorno de estrés postraumático. R: A continuación la Dra. Aparna Kumar, enfermera psiquiatra de salud mental, nos habla sobre los aspectos de la salud mental del reingreso a la normalidad en Read more…
Nerdy Girls’ Favorite Science News Sources
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
Today we are taking #GoodNewsTues quite literally – sharing out the Nerdy Girls’ favorite science news sources! Please let us know YOUR faves in the comments! The Nerdies’ List: 🐐Gretchen: NPR’s Goats and Soda and Kaiser Health News Morning Briefing ☝️Malia: Al Tompkins’ Covering COVID-19 Newsletter (via Poynter) 📉 Jenn: John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) on Twitter Read more…
Masks and Summer Camps for Kids
Families/Kids Reopening Staying Safe
R: ¡Sí claro! Las vacunas contra el COVID-19 se pueden administrar con otras vacunas. Esto es un cambio de las recomendaciones anteriores que aconsejaban que las personas deberían esperar 2 semanas para recibir la vacuna COVID-19 si recibieron otra vacuna para una enfermedad diferente. ¿Cuál fue el motivo de la recomendación inicial? Inicialmente, los Centros Read more…
Is it a HIPAA violation for someone to ask me if I got the Covid-19 vaccine?
VaccinesSarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: No. Businesses, employers, family, or friends can ask about someone’s vaccine status without violating HIPAA. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a US federal law that created national standards to protect patient health information from being disclosed without that person’s consent. This law only applies to certain organizations and businesses, called Read more…
Why does good hand washing work to prevent the spread of germs?
Staying Safe
Verdena Jennings, DO
Q: It’s just soap and water, right? A: Soap and water work together to create a matrix that germs cannot escape. When we wash our hands with soap for 20 seconds, soap molecules trap viruses, bacteria, and debris. Water rinses the matrix of soap and germs away from your skin. Hand sanitizer that is 60% Read more…
Dos Nerdy Girls llevaron a sus hijos 🚸 para vacunarse la semana pasada después de que la FDA de EE.UU.!
Families/Kids Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Dos Nerdy Girls de nuestro equipo llevaron a sus hijos para vacunarse la semana pasada después de que la FDA de EE.UU. autorizó la vacuna Pfizer para uso de emergencia en niños de 12 a 15 años. Les hicimos a ellas y a sus hijos algunas preguntas ¡sobre por qué lo hicieron y cómo les Read more…
What is gene therapy? How is it different from vaccines?
Biology/Immunity Uncertainty and Misinformation Vaccines
A: Gene therapies treat diseases using genetic tools. They usually work by making lasting changes to your DNA — the genetic “cookbook” that provides instructions to make you. Vaccines, by contrast, deliver a short-lived signal (e.g. a burst of protein), then disappear. Vaccines and gene therapies both use customized genetic tools to achieve their goals. Read more…
Why should we vaccinate our kids against COVID-19?
Families/Kids Vaccines Videos
Why should we vaccinate our kids against COVID-19? Dr. Chana Davis, PhD from Fueled by Science explains as a scientist and a mom. It’s not just about helping us get to herd immunity, it’s about minimizing the risk to your child: “If you don’t vaccinate your kid ever…they will eventually get it.” ICYMI, watch Dr. Read more…
¿Cómo me preparo para los impactos en la salud mental del COVID-19?
Mental Health Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
P: ¿Hay manera de preparar para los impactos a la salud mental a causa de COVID-19? Siento que voy a tener una especie de trastorno de estrés postraumático. R: A continuación la Dra. Aparna Kumar, enfermera psiquiatra de salud mental, nos habla sobre los aspectos de la salud mental del reingreso a la normalidad en Read more…
Nerdy Girls’ Favorite Science News Sources
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
Today we are taking #GoodNewsTues quite literally – sharing out the Nerdy Girls’ favorite science news sources! Please let us know YOUR faves in the comments! The Nerdies’ List: 🐐Gretchen: NPR’s Goats and Soda and Kaiser Health News Morning Briefing ☝️Malia: Al Tompkins’ Covering COVID-19 Newsletter (via Poynter) 📉 Jenn: John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) on Twitter Read more…
Masks and Summer Camps for Kids
Families/Kids Reopening Staying Safe
A: No. Businesses, employers, family, or friends can ask about someone’s vaccine status without violating HIPAA. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a US federal law that created national standards to protect patient health information from being disclosed without that person’s consent. This law only applies to certain organizations and businesses, called Read more…
Why does good hand washing work to prevent the spread of germs?
Staying SafeVerdena Jennings, DO
Q: It’s just soap and water, right? A: Soap and water work together to create a matrix that germs cannot escape. When we wash our hands with soap for 20 seconds, soap molecules trap viruses, bacteria, and debris. Water rinses the matrix of soap and germs away from your skin. Hand sanitizer that is 60% Read more…
Dos Nerdy Girls llevaron a sus hijos 🚸 para vacunarse la semana pasada después de que la FDA de EE.UU.!
Families/Kids Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Dos Nerdy Girls de nuestro equipo llevaron a sus hijos para vacunarse la semana pasada después de que la FDA de EE.UU. autorizó la vacuna Pfizer para uso de emergencia en niños de 12 a 15 años. Les hicimos a ellas y a sus hijos algunas preguntas ¡sobre por qué lo hicieron y cómo les Read more…
What is gene therapy? How is it different from vaccines?
Biology/Immunity Uncertainty and Misinformation Vaccines
A: Gene therapies treat diseases using genetic tools. They usually work by making lasting changes to your DNA — the genetic “cookbook” that provides instructions to make you. Vaccines, by contrast, deliver a short-lived signal (e.g. a burst of protein), then disappear. Vaccines and gene therapies both use customized genetic tools to achieve their goals. Read more…
Why should we vaccinate our kids against COVID-19?
Families/Kids Vaccines Videos
Why should we vaccinate our kids against COVID-19? Dr. Chana Davis, PhD from Fueled by Science explains as a scientist and a mom. It’s not just about helping us get to herd immunity, it’s about minimizing the risk to your child: “If you don’t vaccinate your kid ever…they will eventually get it.” ICYMI, watch Dr. Read more…
¿Cómo me preparo para los impactos en la salud mental del COVID-19?
Mental Health Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
P: ¿Hay manera de preparar para los impactos a la salud mental a causa de COVID-19? Siento que voy a tener una especie de trastorno de estrés postraumático. R: A continuación la Dra. Aparna Kumar, enfermera psiquiatra de salud mental, nos habla sobre los aspectos de la salud mental del reingreso a la normalidad en Read more…
Nerdy Girls’ Favorite Science News Sources
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
Today we are taking #GoodNewsTues quite literally – sharing out the Nerdy Girls’ favorite science news sources! Please let us know YOUR faves in the comments! The Nerdies’ List: 🐐Gretchen: NPR’s Goats and Soda and Kaiser Health News Morning Briefing ☝️Malia: Al Tompkins’ Covering COVID-19 Newsletter (via Poynter) 📉 Jenn: John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) on Twitter Read more…
Masks and Summer Camps for Kids
Families/Kids Reopening Staying Safe
Q: It’s just soap and water, right? A: Soap and water work together to create a matrix that germs cannot escape. When we wash our hands with soap for 20 seconds, soap molecules trap viruses, bacteria, and debris. Water rinses the matrix of soap and germs away from your skin. Hand sanitizer that is 60% Read more…
Dos Nerdy Girls llevaron a sus hijos 🚸 para vacunarse la semana pasada después de que la FDA de EE.UU.!
Families/Kids Posts en Español VaccinesSandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Dos Nerdy Girls de nuestro equipo llevaron a sus hijos para vacunarse la semana pasada después de que la FDA de EE.UU. autorizó la vacuna Pfizer para uso de emergencia en niños de 12 a 15 años. Les hicimos a ellas y a sus hijos algunas preguntas ¡sobre por qué lo hicieron y cómo les Read more…
What is gene therapy? How is it different from vaccines?
Biology/Immunity Uncertainty and Misinformation Vaccines
A: Gene therapies treat diseases using genetic tools. They usually work by making lasting changes to your DNA — the genetic “cookbook” that provides instructions to make you. Vaccines, by contrast, deliver a short-lived signal (e.g. a burst of protein), then disappear. Vaccines and gene therapies both use customized genetic tools to achieve their goals. Read more…
Why should we vaccinate our kids against COVID-19?
Families/Kids Vaccines Videos
Why should we vaccinate our kids against COVID-19? Dr. Chana Davis, PhD from Fueled by Science explains as a scientist and a mom. It’s not just about helping us get to herd immunity, it’s about minimizing the risk to your child: “If you don’t vaccinate your kid ever…they will eventually get it.” ICYMI, watch Dr. Read more…
¿Cómo me preparo para los impactos en la salud mental del COVID-19?
Mental Health Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
P: ¿Hay manera de preparar para los impactos a la salud mental a causa de COVID-19? Siento que voy a tener una especie de trastorno de estrés postraumático. R: A continuación la Dra. Aparna Kumar, enfermera psiquiatra de salud mental, nos habla sobre los aspectos de la salud mental del reingreso a la normalidad en Read more…
Nerdy Girls’ Favorite Science News Sources
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
Today we are taking #GoodNewsTues quite literally – sharing out the Nerdy Girls’ favorite science news sources! Please let us know YOUR faves in the comments! The Nerdies’ List: 🐐Gretchen: NPR’s Goats and Soda and Kaiser Health News Morning Briefing ☝️Malia: Al Tompkins’ Covering COVID-19 Newsletter (via Poynter) 📉 Jenn: John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) on Twitter Read more…
Masks and Summer Camps for Kids
Families/Kids Reopening Staying Safe
Dos Nerdy Girls de nuestro equipo llevaron a sus hijos para vacunarse la semana pasada después de que la FDA de EE.UU. autorizó la vacuna Pfizer para uso de emergencia en niños de 12 a 15 años. Les hicimos a ellas y a sus hijos algunas preguntas ¡sobre por qué lo hicieron y cómo les Read more…
What is gene therapy? How is it different from vaccines?
Biology/Immunity Uncertainty and Misinformation VaccinesA: Gene therapies treat diseases using genetic tools. They usually work by making lasting changes to your DNA — the genetic “cookbook” that provides instructions to make you. Vaccines, by contrast, deliver a short-lived signal (e.g. a burst of protein), then disappear. Vaccines and gene therapies both use customized genetic tools to achieve their goals. Read more…
Why should we vaccinate our kids against COVID-19?
Families/Kids Vaccines VideosWhy should we vaccinate our kids against COVID-19? Dr. Chana Davis, PhD from Fueled by Science explains as a scientist and a mom. It’s not just about helping us get to herd immunity, it’s about minimizing the risk to your child: “If you don’t vaccinate your kid ever…they will eventually get it.” ICYMI, watch Dr. Read more…
¿Cómo me preparo para los impactos en la salud mental del COVID-19?
Mental Health Posts en EspañolSandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
P: ¿Hay manera de preparar para los impactos a la salud mental a causa de COVID-19? Siento que voy a tener una especie de trastorno de estrés postraumático. R: A continuación la Dra. Aparna Kumar, enfermera psiquiatra de salud mental, nos habla sobre los aspectos de la salud mental del reingreso a la normalidad en Read more…
Nerdy Girls’ Favorite Science News Sources
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
Today we are taking #GoodNewsTues quite literally – sharing out the Nerdy Girls’ favorite science news sources! Please let us know YOUR faves in the comments! The Nerdies’ List: 🐐Gretchen: NPR’s Goats and Soda and Kaiser Health News Morning Briefing ☝️Malia: Al Tompkins’ Covering COVID-19 Newsletter (via Poynter) 📉 Jenn: John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) on Twitter Read more…
Masks and Summer Camps for Kids
Families/Kids Reopening Staying Safe
P: ¿Hay manera de preparar para los impactos a la salud mental a causa de COVID-19? Siento que voy a tener una especie de trastorno de estrés postraumático. R: A continuación la Dra. Aparna Kumar, enfermera psiquiatra de salud mental, nos habla sobre los aspectos de la salud mental del reingreso a la normalidad en Read more…
Nerdy Girls’ Favorite Science News Sources
Uncertainty and MisinformationLindsey Leininger, PhD MA
Today we are taking #GoodNewsTues quite literally – sharing out the Nerdy Girls’ favorite science news sources! Please let us know YOUR faves in the comments! The Nerdies’ List: 🐐Gretchen: NPR’s Goats and Soda and Kaiser Health News Morning Briefing ☝️Malia: Al Tompkins’ Covering COVID-19 Newsletter (via Poynter) 📉 Jenn: John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) on Twitter Read more…
Masks and Summer Camps for Kids
Families/Kids Reopening Staying Safe
Today we are taking #GoodNewsTues quite literally – sharing out the Nerdy Girls’ favorite science news sources! Please let us know YOUR faves in the comments! The Nerdies’ List: 🐐Gretchen: NPR’s Goats and Soda and Kaiser Health News Morning Briefing ☝️Malia: Al Tompkins’ Covering COVID-19 Newsletter (via Poynter) 📉 Jenn: John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) on Twitter Read more…
