September 9, 2014
…develop therapeutics and a vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus disease (EVD) requires a complex understanding of the microorganism and its relationship within the host, especially the immune response. Adding to the challenge, EVD can be caused by any one of five known species within the genus Ebolavirus (EBOV), in…
January 24, 2013
…spreading the flu. Flu Vaccines “The first line of defense for preventions is getting the flu shot,” said Kim Delahanty, director of Infection Prevention / Clinical Epidemiology at UC San Diego’s School of Medicine. “It prevents healthy people from coming down with the flu and or prevents severe influenza illness.…
January 27, 2016
In response to low national vaccination rates for the human papillomavirus (HPV), Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health has joined 68 National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers in issuing a statement urging for increased HPV vaccination.
February 4, 2021
…New COVID-19 Variants and Vaccine Effectiveness In November 2020, a new variant of COVID-19 was identified in the United Kingdom (B1.1.7). A month later, it was announced another variant had been uncovered in South Africa (B1.351). Yet another variant emerged in January 2021 in Brazil, known as P.1. A virus…
July 7, 2022
UC San Diego researchers say they may have found the reason why multiple human clinical trials of staphylococcus vaccines have failed: the bacteria knows us too well.
May 22, 2012
…Hope for Producing Edible Vaccine Against Malaria Vaccine development among focuses of new Center for Food & Fuel for the 21st Century Most people know by now that algae are a promising source of biofuels that could supplement and eventually replace the world’s declining reserves of oil. But UC San…
August 4, 2022
…Advocates for the HPV Vaccine After Advanced Throat Cancer It was a typical morning for Mike West, one that usually started with a quick shave before getting ready for work. However, this specific morning, he felt something unusual: a small, but hard lump just under his skin on his throat.…
November 18, 2021
…continues to see low vaccination rates in pregnant people, experts at UC San Diego Health weigh in on the latest research Hear more about Faniel and our experts in the latest episode of UC San Diego Health’s podcast N Equals One. With holidays and winter weather approaching, concerns about COVID-19…
January 14, 2021
The Vaccination Super Station at Petco Park is now providing the COVID-19 vaccine to all health care workers in the region who are eligible for Phase IA-Tier categories on the state of California’s vaccine priority list. UC San Diego Health Helps Launch San Diego’s Vaccination Super Station On Wednesday, Jan.…
January 25, 2023
For the first time, researchers at UC San Diego have created an atomic-level computer model of the H1N1 virus that reveals new vulnerabilities, suggesting possible strategies for the design of future vaccines and antivirals against influenza.
