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Category: Infectious Diseases

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    Wohl Explains Why the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Should Be Returned to Use, and Offers Guidance On NC’s Reopening

    David Wohl, MD David Wohl, MD, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, explained the importance of returning the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to use in vaccinating patients worldwide. He appeared in a NewsNation interview, Friday, April 23, 2021. Watch the news report. In an ABC-11 news report, Wohl also expressed caution regarding Governor Cooper’ … Read more

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    Monoclonal Antibody Injection Significantly Reduces COVID-19 Progression

    Myron Cohen, MD Data from a phase 3 clinical trial for REGEN-COV, a combination monoclonal antibody therapy (casirivimab with imdevimab), is part of the NIH-sponsored COVID Prevention Network, co-led by Myron Cohen, MD, the Yeargan-Bate Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, and Epidemiology. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced positive data from … Read more

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    Wohl Responds to Questions About the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause

    David Wohl, MD A News & Observer story reports on the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services decision to temporarily halt use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at the urging of the federal government. David Wohl, MD, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases says the discovery of six people with serious side effects out of 7 million doses … Read more

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    Wohl Answers Questions About COVID-19 Vaccines in Multiple News Reports

    David Wohl, MD, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, was consulted for a number of news stories about COVID-19 vaccines, the week of April 1-7, 2021. CBS-17: How Vaccines Can Win the ‘Race’ Against COVID-19 Variants – April 5 Thousands of North Carolinians are receiving doses of the COVID-19 vaccine every day. The numbers of cases of the mutated variant s … Read more

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    Chances of Catching COVID-19 After Vaccination

    David Wohl, MD A CBS-17 news story reports on a new study that measures the risk of contracting COVID-19 after becoming vaccinated, published in the New England Journal of Medicine. David Wohl, MD, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, called the study “remarkable” but still described the vaccine effort as a “race” because the virus continues to spread and … Read more

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    One Vaccine Dose or Two?

    David Wohl, MD A WNCN news story reports on a real-world CDC vaccine study that raises questions about prioritizing single shots for more people. The study found the two-dose COVID-19 vaccines to be highly effective after the first shot. But if one dose works so well outside of clinical trials, should national and state leaders change their priorities to getting more people that … Read more

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    Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: March 1 – March 31, 2021

    Division of Hematology Patrick Ellsworth, MD, received a Research Restart Award from the American Society of Hematology, which helps ensure research continuity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nigel Mackman, PhD, received a grant award for “Tissue factor-dependent coagulation in thrombosis and immune responses” from the NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Division of Infe … Read more

  • Marking Carolina’s Pandemic Year: Big Tent, One Team

    Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Emily Ciccone, MD, (right), a fellow in the division of infectious diseases, worked in Uganda studying respiratory illnesses in children with staff of the Kasese Health Centre. Many leaders and researchers from the division of infectious diseases and the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases are featured in a new story from The Well … Read more

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    Eron Awarded Herman and Louise Smith Distinguished Professorship

     Joe Eron, MD, professor of medicine and chief of the division of infectious diseases was awarded the Herman and Louise Smith Distinguished Professorship on March 10, 2021. Joe Eron, MD Joe Eron, MD, professor of medicine and adjunct professor of epidemiology, is an internationally recognized researcher, teacher and clinician who treats HIV patients at UNC Eastowne. Eron also ser … Read more

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    Researchers Continue to Examine COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects

    David Wohl, MD, featured in a CBS-17 news report about vaccine side effects. If you’ve received a COVID-19 vaccine you’re more than likely among the millions of Americans who have experienced some sort of side effects, reports CBS-17. According to the CDC, side effects are a sign that the body is building immunity, but people should call their doctor if the symptoms don’t go away … Read more

  • Research Shows Promise For Antiviral Drug to Treat COVID-19

    Victor Garcia, PhD, and Angela Wahl, PhD Victor Garcia, PhD, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, and Angela Wahl, PhD, assistant professor, talked with FOX 8 News about the antiviral drug EIDD-2801, which could be the standard way to treat COVID-19, possibly within the next few months. Prior to the pandemic, Garcia and Wahl were working on a new model to … Read more

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    Women More Likely to Experience Serious Side Effects From COVID-19 Vaccine, CDC Study Reveals

    David Wohl, MD David Wohl, MD, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, talked with ABC-11 News about a CDC study that reveals women are more likely to experience serious side effects from COVID-19 vaccines. The CDC study looked at data from the first 13.7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses given to Americans. Among the side effects reported to federal officials, … Read more