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Soon after the first shipments of Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine began arriving in December, health care workers and administrators discovered a precious opportunity. Though the vaccine vials were labeled as containing five doses, experienced health workers found that they could sometimes extract a sixth dose, effectively expanding their vaccine supply by 20%.

Drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination sites, if set up nationwide on a massive scale, could significantly speed up the number of Americans vaccinated, according to new research that provides a detailed model for how to do it.

How much has the polar vortex set back vaccinations in Texas? When will we get our old lives back? And what will 'normal' even look like then?

The severe weather sweeping across the U.S. is disrupting Covid-19 vaccine distribution, complicating a bumpy rollout that had started smoothing out only in recent weeks.

An ongoing study led by North Carolina State University and North Carolina A&T State University focuses on assessing the mental, emotional and physical health of undergraduates during the pandemic – in order to determine how universities can better support their students. The study involves students at NC State, North Carolina A&T State University, University of Iowa, and Duke University. “The pandemic is making us evaluate and reinvent the college experience, at least temporarily,” says Julie Ivy, principal investigator (PI) of the study. “For example, the pandemic has highlighted the importance of social connection. How we can facilitate social connection when every course is online?