COVID-19

Team members serving COVID-19 inpatients were more densely connected, interacting far more than their medical ICU counterparts. Read More

Despite an impressive vaccination effort that exceeds 2 million shots a day, rates of COVID-19 are again on the rise in several parts of the United States, as is the spread of highly transmissible variants of the virus. Read More

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is recruiting volunteers for a randomized controlled phase 2 clinical trial to help determine the prevalence of systemic allergic reactions (SARS) to the two-dose COVID-19 mRNA vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. Read More

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded Vanderbilt University Medical Center a two-year, $3.7-million contract to determine genetic and bacterial factors that may increase the risk for severe illness and death from COVID-19. Read More

A monoclonal antibody “cocktail” developed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center to neutralize the COVID-19 virus is effective against all known strains, or variants, of the virus, according to a report published today in the journal Nature Medicine.... Read More

Whatever difficulties we face—in the world at large and closer to home—a united Vanderbilt spirit of compassion, intelligence, strength and courage pervades our community. Read More

A COVID-19 testing app and designated parking for the testing center are now available, the spring public dashboard has launched, and the David Williams II Recreation and Wellness Center will reopen with limited hours and capacity restrictions, among other details in this week’s Return to Campus update. Read More

A COVID-19 testing app and designated parking for the testing center are now available, the spring public dashboard has launched, and the David Williams II Recreation and Wellness Center will reopen with limited hours and capacity restrictions, among other details in this week’s Return to Campus update. Read More

The spring COVID-19 public dashboard has launched and a COVID-19 testing app and designated parking for the testing center are now available, among other details in this week’s Return to Campus update. Read More

The spring COVID-19 public dashboard has launched and a COVID-19 testing app and designated parking for the testing center are now available, among other details in this week’s Return to Campus update. Read More

Sedative medications used in intensive care are associated with increased delirium, which is in turn connected with higher medical costs and greater risk of death and ICU-related dementia. Read More

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston have discovered what may be the Achilles’ heel of the coronavirus, a finding that may help close the door on COVID-19 and possibly head off future pandemics. Read More

As Vanderbilt prepares to welcome students back to campus for the spring semester, the university is sharing some updates and reminders with staff about plans to bolster community safety during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

As Vanderbilt prepares to welcome more members of its community back to campus for the spring semester, the university is sharing some updates and reminders with postdoctoral scholars about plans to support the Vanderbilt community during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

Vanderbilt looks forward to welcoming undergraduate students back to campus. The university is working hard to prepare and help undergrads have as healthy and safe a semester as possible. Read More

Vanderbilt is sharing updates and reminders with graduate and professional students about its spring semester plans to support the university community during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.    Read More

Amid COVID-19, businesses will have to implement new procedures and training methods; Vanderbilt researcher Megan Lawrence examines what practices work best, and why. Read More

Guided by the lessons learned this fall, Vanderbilt is updating its spring semester testing program and adjusting quarantine guidelines based on new CDC guidance. Read More

Guided by the lessons learned this fall, Vanderbilt is updating its spring semester testing program and adjusting quarantine guidelines based on new CDC guidance. Read More

Guided by the lessons learned this fall, Vanderbilt is updating its spring semester testing program and adjusting quarantine guidelines based on new CDC guidance. Read More