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Barbecues, sunshine and COVID-19: Updated vaccines get nod amid summer surge

Barbecues, sunshine and COVID-19: Updated vaccines get nod amid summer surge

With no signs of a COVID-19 summer surge in Colorado and across the nation slowing, the Food and Drug Administration on Aug. 22 gave slightly earlier than...
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Social distancing plus vaccines prevented 800,000 COVID deaths, but at great cost

Social distancing plus vaccines prevented 800,000 COVID deaths, but at great cost

Changing people’s behavior until a vaccine could be developed prevented roughly 800,000 COVID-19 deaths in the U.S., far more than many scientists predicted...
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Visit from Lt. Gov. Primavera puts long COVID care in the spotlight

Visit from Lt. Gov. Primavera puts long COVID care in the spotlight

Up to 500,000 Coloradans continue to experience long-term symptoms after COVID, or so-called long COVID. To address this issue, a group of health care...
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What’s in the forecast for COVID-19?

What’s in the forecast for COVID-19?

A CU Anschutz infectious disease expert and a veteran virologist offer their insights on COVID-19, its circulating strains and an upcoming vaccine.
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CU researchers show that Paxlovid remains highly effective on Omicron variants

The findings that appear in Lancet Infectious Diseases are from one of the first studies to examine the effectiveness of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) in...
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COVID-19 pandemic highlighted significant rates of anxiety and depression among adolescents

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic began, adolescent mental health in the United States was a growing and far-reaching concern. As the effects of the pandemic...
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Can latest booster shot protect against COVID-19 variant?

As the latest, highly contagious omicron subvariant spreads, Ross Kedl, PhD, professor of immunology and microbiology, weighs in on the best ways to protect...
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How COVID spawned a surge in superbugs—and what we can do about it

How COVID spawned a surge in superbugs—and what we can do about it

After years of progress in the battle against antimicrobial-resistance, so-called “superbugs” have made a concerning comeback in the age of COVID, with...
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Can COVID-causing coronavirus outwit human innate immune response?

As Americans cross their fingers, hoping the pandemic stays behind them, scientists across the country remain focused on the novel coronavirus, intent on...
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January Town Hall updates: Increased COVID-19 precautions, salary raises and more

In the first Town Hall of the spring semester, Chancellor Venkat Reddy and a panel of campus leaders shared updates on increased COVID-19 precautions on campus...
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Coloradans still deeply divided over COVID policies, election legitimacy, survey shows

Coloradans still deeply divided over COVID policies, election legitimacy, survey shows

A new survey of the state of politics in Colorado during 2021 has revealed deep divisions between Democrats and Republicans around a wide range of issues—from...
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How to take care of your mental health during a pandemic

How to take care of your mental health during a pandemic

As we approach the two-year anniversary of the start of the global pandemic, life has begun to feel a bit like limbo for many. We’re reclaiming whatever bits...
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Why older adults are more resilient in the face of the pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, older adults have often been thought to be more vulnerable to loneliness and isolation. Yet new research by Leilani Feliciano,...
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How is this variant different? 10 omicron questions answered

How is this variant different? 10 omicron questions answered

Two weeks after the World Health Organization (WHO) first reported the emergence of a concerning new variant of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) in...
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Announcing the winners of the 2021 CU Denver Pandemic Research and Creative Activities Awards

Announcing the winners of the 2021 CU Denver Pandemic Research and Creative Activities Awards

The University of Colorado Denver is proud to announce the winners of the CU Denver 2021 Pandemic Research and Creative Activities Award. The strength and...
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None of the 19 state-led vaccine lotteries led to increased vaccinations, new CU Denver study finds

None of the 19 state-led vaccine lotteries led to increased vaccinations, new CU Denver study finds

This summer, with fear that COVID-19 vaccination rates were insufficient to control the virus, states across the nation began to employ what was then...
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Specific UV light wavelength could offer low-cost, safe way to curb COVID-19 spread

Specific UV light wavelength could offer low-cost, safe way to curb COVID-19 spread

A specific wavelength of ultraviolet (UV) light is not only extremely effective at killing the virus which causes COVID-19, but is also safer for use in public...
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Lessons learned during the pandemic

Lessons learned during the pandemic

In March of 2020, the pandemic drove Coloradans to enter lockdown mode. This was no different for researchers on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus. The result was...
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Reading the waves: Summit targets pandemic’s evolution

Reading the waves: Summit targets pandemic’s evolution

As the country rides a new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, it faces a riptide that’s threatening its course. The delta variant, the now-predominant strain of...
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An underused lifesaver for COVID-19 patients

An underused lifesaver for COVID-19 patients

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to lurk in many communities, aided by vaccine hesitancy and the emergence of disease mutations like the Delta variant,...
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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences presenting series of conversations about COVID

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences presenting series of conversations about COVID

The University of Colorado Denver College of Liberal Arts and Sciences invites you to join us for a month-long series concerning the current and future status...
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Are the COVID-19 vaccines good news for cancer care?

Are the COVID-19 vaccines good news for cancer care?

Long before RNA and mRNA became important parts of the COVID-19 vaccine conversation, researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine were...
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June ‘soft return’ questions answered at info session

June ‘soft return’ questions answered at info session

On June 1, campus employees will begin their “soft return” to the workplace in preparation for in-person operations during the fall 2021 semester. To offer...
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To prevent next pandemic, scientists say we must regulate air like food and water

To prevent next pandemic, scientists say we must regulate air like food and water

Humans in the 21st century spend most of their time indoors, but the air we breathe inside buildings is not regulated to the same degree as the food we eat and...

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