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Campus Health at the University of Arizona has been working diligently to stop the spread of the coronavirus on campus and in the surrounding community. The UA has also been working to administer COVID-19 vaccinations to Pima County residents.

Are you eligible to get your coronavirus vaccine right now?

Briana Aguilar
March 2, 2021
The U.S. is currently seeing a sharp increase in the number of daily reported coronavirus cases. On Nov. 4,  the country reported over 100,000 new cases. "Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2" by NIAID is licensed with CC BY 2.0.

Amidst presidential election, the U.S. reports record-setting days of coronavirus cases

Amit Syal
November 5, 2020
On Oct. 22, Remdesivir received a full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, making it the first official treatment for COVID-19. "NHG Continues to Fight COVID-19. 200422-N-VR594-1026" by NavyMedicine is marked under CC PDM 1.0.

Antiviral drug remdesivir becomes first approved treatment for COVID-19

Amit Syal
October 22, 2020
Temperature checks are usually one of the first lines of defense for detecting infected individuals. They are commonly used in hotels, restaurants, airplanes and stores. (Courtesy Vasyatka1/CC BY-SA 4.0)

Temperature checks: Are they a powerful tool for detecting infected individuals or simply futile?

Amit Syal
September 26, 2020
According to a study published in the Lancet, less than 10% of Americans have antibodies to the new coronavirus, suggesting that the U.S. is further from herd immunity than previously thought. Photo by quapan / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

New study finds less than 10% of Americans have antibodies against novel coronavirus

Amit Syal
September 26, 2020
Registered Nurse Hanna Krysiak administers a test for the coronavirus at a drive-through testing site at Kean University in Union, N.J. July 29, 2020 (Ed Murray/NJ Advance Media/MCT)

What’s in a good coronavirus test, accuracy or speed? It depends…

Amit Syal
August 8, 2020
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Maxime Copley, 86th Medical Group independent duty medical technician, writes down patient information in the Ramstein Medical Clinic’s coronavirus disease 2019 screening drive-thru at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 31, 2020. The 86th MDG transformed their main parking lot into a drive-thru to expedite testing and prevent the spread of COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor D. Slater)

CDC estimates 40% of people infected with COVID-19 are asymptomatic

Amit Syal
July 12, 2020
Looking at the last week through the lens of the pandemic

Looking at the last week through the lens of the pandemic

Amit Syal
June 28, 2020
Dr. Robert Redfield is the director of the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia. Redfield also works as the current Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

CDC director Redfield says cases of COVID-19 may be 10 times higher than reported

Amit Syal
June 25, 2020
Food and Drug Association is working with U.S. government partners, including Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and international partners to closely monitor an outbreak caused by a novel (new) coronavirus first identified in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China.

Could increasing ambient temperatures help slow the spread of COVID-19?

Vivek Aking
June 18, 2020
Antibody testing in Pima County underway

Antibody testing in Pima County underway

Vivek Aking
June 2, 2020
The FDA is working with U.S. government partners, including the CDC, and international partners to address the COVID-19 outbreak. Courtesy FDA.gov

Q&A: COVID-19 edition

Amit Syal
April 9, 2020
Food and Drug Association is working with U.S. government partners, including Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and international partners to closely monitor an outbreak caused by a novel (new) coronavirus first identified in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China.

What are the different tests for COVID-19 and how do they work?

Amit Syal
April 7, 2020
Researchers around the world are working on vaccines for the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, experts estimated that it would take 12-18 months at the earliest to create a vaccine for the pandemic. Courtesy of FDA.

Is an efficacious coronavirus vaccine a pipe dream?

Amit Syal
March 26, 2020
What is herd immunity and can it help mitigate the spread of COVID-19?

What is herd immunity and can it help mitigate the spread of COVID-19?

Amit Syal
March 19, 2020
The University of Arizona Medical Center

Round one: Cracking some common myths about COVID-19

Amit Syal
March 16, 2020
Food and Drug Association is working with U.S. government partners, including Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and international partners to closely monitor an outbreak caused by a novel (new) coronavirus first identified in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China.

The attack of the worried well: Is the coronavirus the next pandemic?

Amit Syal
February 29, 2020
Courtesy of Farah Bughio Electron micrograph images taken by Farah Bughio of vascular endothelial cells, the cells lining the surface of the heart and blood vessels, that are infected with Cytomegalovirus. Virus particles can be clearly visualized at the genome, which can be visualized as the uniform, spherical particles with the very dark dense core.

UA researchers look at herpes genetics

Connie Tran
April 2, 2015

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February 14, 2007

Police Beat

Ross Hager
February 15, 2006
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