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Athens News Matters: UGA Researcher's Milestone on Vaccine

By & Sarah Train • Jul 16, 2021

UGA researcher Baio He is part of a team working on a new coronavirus vaccine, one that offers substantial benefits over the currently approved medicines. He’s team moved closer to success recently, with successful test results in mice.

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'A Very Serious Situation': WHO Says Coronavirus Cases Are Rising In Europe Again

By • Sep 17, 2020

The World Health Organization warned on Thursday that weekly coronavirus case numbers are rising in Europe at a higher rate than during the pandemic's peak in March.

At a virtual news conference, Dr. Hans Kluge, regional director of WHO in Europe, warned, "We do have a very serious situation unfolding before us."

"Weekly cases have exceeded those reported when the pandemic first peaked in Europe in March," he said. "Last week, the region's weekly tally exceeded 300,000 patients."

'Das Coronavirus' Podcast Captivates Germany With Scientific Info On The Pandemic

By • Mar 31, 2020

When news broke of an epidemic in Wuhan, China, German scientist Christian Drosten was soon in great demand.

Drosten is one of the world's leading experts on coronaviruses, and, back in 2003, he and a colleague were the first Western scientists to discover SARS after China hid information about that outbreak.

UGA Researcher Leading U.S. Effort in COVID-19 Survey

By • Nov 5, 2020
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Confirmed deaths from COVID-19 have topped 8 thousand in Georgia. That’s according to the most recent numbers from the Georgia Department of Public Health. 

The agency is also reporting an additional 450 probable deaths from coronavirus. There are more than 366-thousand confirmed cases in the state.  

One UGA researcher is leading the effort in the U.S. in a worldwide RTO COVID-19 study. Dr. Mark Ebell is a professor in UGA’s College of Public Health.