How Will We Know Any New COVID-19 Vaccine Is Safe?
Vaccines for COVID-19 are in the news these days. For many pediatricians and preventive medicine specialists, vaccines have always been one of their most important tools and one of their most trusted measures for keeping patients healthy. In this Q&A,...
Esteemed Vaccinologist Weighs in on New Vaccines and the ‘Beginning of the End of the Pandemic’
“Dear world, we have a vaccine!”Florian Krammer, PhD, Professor of Vaccinology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai recently tweeted this in response to news of the interim results to Pfizer Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial, which showed...
What You Need to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines
There are new headlines every day about the rapid development of vaccines to prevent COVID-19.In this Q&A, Gopi Patel, MD, Hospital Epidemiologist at The Mount Sinai Hospital, Medical Director for Antimicrobial Stewardship for the Mount Sinai Health System, and...
Overwhelming Majority of People Mount a Strong Immune Response to COVID-19: A Good Sign for Future Vaccines
More than 90 percent of people who recovered at home from mild and moderate cases of COVID-19 produced a robust and possibly protective level of antibodies that remained relatively stable for at least five months, according to a new study by researchers at the Icahn...
Mount Sinai Actively Recruits Volunteers From Hardest Hit Communities for COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
Participating in the Mount Sinai Health System’s clinical trial for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has been deeply personal for New York City educator WillieBenjamin Loadholt. He says it has provided him with the opportunity to be proactive, to contribute to...
Mount Sinai Leaders Explore COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments, and the Path Ahead in Aspen Ideas: Health Panel Discussion
Does convalescent plasma therapy work? Is a successful vaccine for COVID-19 on the way? Will it be suitable for senior citizens and available to minority communities that were hardest hit by the pandemic? These pressing topics are explored in a recent...