Appreciation and Farewell for Joseph Babigumira, Associate Professor Global Health

Joseph Babigumira, MBChB, MS, PhD, has left his position as associate professor in the Department of Global Health, after nine years of service to his students, peer faculty and staff. Joseph has been an important contributor to the School of Public Health and the wider University of Washington community since he arrived in 2006 as a PhD student in the School of Pharmacy.  Over the years, he has touched many of us with his thoughtfulness, sincerity, quiet activism and dry wit – we will miss him greatly.

COVID-19: CDC Advisory Committee Hones in on Vaccine Rollout Recommendations (includes Beth Bell)

Jake EllisonUW News

When a vaccine to fight COVID-19 has been approved by the FDA for distribution, it’s unlikely that at first there will be enough doses for everyone. Consequently, the United States will need an equitable and effective plan for who gets those first doses, how they get them and who’s next.

Just as important, that plan — like the vaccine itself — has to be trusted and accepted by the general public.

Evidence Related to Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Most countries world-wide implemented localized or national school closures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with estimates of >65% of enrolled children globally affected by school closures.1 Since the early pandemic, schools in many settings around the world have fully or partially re-opened for in-person instruction, while in other settings schools have re-opened exclusively using online learning.

BIRCH team

Video: Preserving the Scientific Integrity of Getting to COVID-19 Vaccines: From Clinical Trials to Public Allocation

More than 5,200 viewers joined us last week for the Johns Hopkins University–University of Washington symposium “Preserving the Scientific Integrity of Getting to COVID-19 Vaccines: From Clinical Trials to Public Allocation.”

Thank you to those who watched and heard from prominent experts, including scientists from JHU and the UW, who provided insight into the scientific process around developing effective and safe vaccines for COVID-19, and the importance of maintaining scientific integrity and public trust.

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