COVID-19 didn’t just shut down life as we know it. It also brought vaccine administration to a near screeching halt. USF College of Public Health (COPH) professor and associate dean of research and practice, Dr. Ellen Daley, along with doctoral students Heather Owens, Morgan Richardson Cayama, Jill Desch and Kelli […]
When the USF Student Health Services (SHS) put out a call late in the summer looking for both clinical and non-clinical volunteers to support its office in providing COVID-related vaccination and testing services to students, several USF College of Public Health students didn’t hesitate to lend a hand. Many volunteered […]
USF College of Public Health associate professors Dr. Jill Roberts and Dr. Katherine Drabiak went live on Facebook to answer questions and share what concerned parents and caregivers can do to protect K-12 children as they return to the classroom this school year. A more contagious strain and new […]
The University of South Florida is helping prepare offices of emergency management across the nation for the upcoming hurricane season by determining how COVID-19 may impact evacuation behaviors. Jennifer Collins, professor in the School of Geosciences, and Elizabeth Dunn, alumna and instructor in the USF College of Public Health, developed […]
Tampa Bay is beginning to feel the effects of the third wave of coronavirus, and the vaccine won’t be able to stop it in time. The Pfizer vaccine started being administered to health professionals Dec. 14; however, mass distribution likely won’t begin until the spring. In the meantime, social distancing […]
Social mitigation measures will have a dramatic effect on how quickly Tampa Bay recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. A new report issued by Edwin Michael, professor of epidemiology in the USF College of Public Health, projects that if more people wear face masks and socialize less often, there likely won’t […]
On Friday, October 18, the USF College of Public Health hosts its annual Free Flu Shot Drive. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that everyone ages 6 months and older get a seasonal flu vaccine annually to reduce the risk of illness, including hospitalization. This is the 23nd year of […]
It’s been more than a decade since a vaccine was introduced to prevent contraction of human papillomavirus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted disease in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends patients start receiving the vaccine between ages 11 and 12, with catch-up vaccination recommended […]