Series

The Briefing: The Impact of COVID-19

Duke faculty assess how COVID-19 is affecting their areas of research

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Threats and Optimism: The Vigilance Needed to Get to the End of the Pandemic

Dr. Mark McClellan discusses vaccinating school-age children and the continuing threats of COVID variants

This summer will likely see a flurry of new COVID vaccinations for teens and adolescents,...

One Year In: Optimism, Advice for Dealing With Stress and Anxiety From the Pandemic

One Year In: Optimism, Advice for Dealing With Stress and Anxiety From the Pandemic

Mental health experts share tips for families, individuals

DURHAM, N.C. -- The mental health challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have...

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The Need to Share the COVID Vaccine With the World

Masks, Distancing, Hand-washing Crucial for Reopening Schools

Masks, Distancing, Hand-washing Crucial for Reopening Schools

State leaders and education officials weighing whether to re-open schools are considering myriad...

Should You Double Mask? Experts Also Address Variants, Vaccine Challenges

Should You Double Mask? Experts Also Address Variants, Vaccine Challenges

Media briefing features three Duke experts on vaccines, infectious diseases and emergency preparedness

While the emergence of two approved COVID-19 vaccines – and more on the way – is...

Doctors Viviana Martinez-Bianchi, Emmanuel Walter and Cameron Wolfe

How to Trick or Treat, Enjoy Holidays Safely This Year

Duke doctors discuss planning for holiday travel, gatherings

Ahh, Halloween. Gaggles of Hermione Grangers and Casper-the-Friendly-Ghosts running...

Flu and COVID: Why Public Trust in Vaccines is So Critical

Flu and COVID: Why Public Trust in Vaccines is So Critical

Trio of Duke experts address threat of a 'twindemic' and development of a COVID vaccine

Not sure whether to get a flu shot this year? The flu has similar symptoms to COVID-19,...

How NC Votes Likely to Determine National Outcomes, Experts Say

How NC Votes Likely to Determine National Outcomes, Experts Say

Three Duke scholars discuss 2020 election

In the upcoming election, North Carolina voters will have a lot of sway. Republican...

Anxious and Depressed? Experts Share Tips for Surviving the Pandemic

Anxious and Depressed? Experts Share Tips for Coping in Pandemic

Take deep breaths, exercise among tips offered during media briefing

DURHAM, N.C. -- COVID-19 has stripped control and predictability from us. We can’t do the...

Prioritizing Economy Over Public Health the Wrong Approach, Scholars Say

Prioritizing Economy Over Public Health the Wrong Approach, Scholars Say

That strategy won’t work because public health and the nation’s economy are inextricably linked, they told reporters Thursday

As the country attempts to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, the prioritizing of the economy...

Faculty Discuss Their Research on Why Masks Work

Duke University researchers who developed a simple, inexpensive technique to visualize the...