https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-rss/?orgId=115278&title=Latest+News A selection of the latest research, academic, and other newsworthy developments at Townsend Lab en-us Copyright 2026 Yale School of Medicine Thu, 14 May 2026 20:13:08 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/community-science-inspires-curiosity-inclusion-and-discovery/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/community-science-inspires-curiosity-inclusion-and-discovery/ The Yale School of Public Health collaborated with Celentano Biotech, Health and Medical Magnet School, and New Haven Public Schools, to create The Tree of Celentano Life, a community science project. Thu, 05 Mar 2026 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/the-pulse-of-life-yale-study-reveals-how-gene-expression-evolves/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/the-pulse-of-life-yale-study-reveals-how-gene-expression-evolves/ Researchers at the Yale School of Public Health have discovered the evolutionary rhythm of gene expression, showing that changes happen at strikingly varied rates. Thu, 17 Jul 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/national-cancer-research-month-with-dr-jeffrey-townsend/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/national-cancer-research-month-with-dr-jeffrey-townsend/ In honor of National Cancer Research Month, Dr. Jeffrey Townsend shares why his research is focused on cancer. Wed, 14 May 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/suppressing-key-enzymes-could-improve-lung-cancer-treatment-effectiveness/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/suppressing-key-enzymes-could-improve-lung-cancer-treatment-effectiveness/ Blocking proteins that cause cancer cells to mutate and resist treatment could significantly improve outcomes for some patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the most common type of lung cancer, according to a new Yale study. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 04:00:00 Z https://news.yale.edu/2025/03/27/eight-yale-faculty-members-named-aaas-fellows https://news.yale.edu/2025/03/27/eight-yale-faculty-members-named-aaas-fellows The American Association for the Advancement of Science has elected eight Yale faculty members as part of its latest class of fellows. Thu, 27 Mar 2025 04:00:00 Z https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/03/covid-surges-us-low-booster-uptake https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/03/covid-surges-us-low-booster-uptake Test positivity, emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and deaths due to COVID are increasing as we enter the new year. YSPH Professor Jeffrey Townsend warns, "It’s still dangerous." Fri, 03 Jan 2025 05:00:00 Z https://www.courant.com/2024/11/28/yale-unc-study-looks-at-timing-for-covid-19-booster-heres-what-they-found/ https://www.courant.com/2024/11/28/yale-unc-study-looks-at-timing-for-covid-19-booster-heres-what-they-found/ According to Yale, the study findings “have significant implications for public health policy and individual decision-making.” Thu, 28 Nov 2024 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/one-size-doesnt-fit-all-best-time-for-covid-19-booster-depends-on-where-you-live-infection-history/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/one-size-doesnt-fit-all-best-time-for-covid-19-booster-depends-on-where-you-live-infection-history/ A one-size-fits-all approach for scheduling COVID-19 booster shots may not be the most effective, according to a new study by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health and University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The best time for people to get a booster actually varies based on where they live and their personal infection history. Tue, 26 Nov 2024 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/yale-study-highlights-unmet-needs-for-patients-with-melanoma-who-progress-or-relapse-after-immunotherapy-treatment/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/yale-study-highlights-unmet-needs-for-patients-with-melanoma-who-progress-or-relapse-after-immunotherapy-treatment/ A retrospective cohort study by Yale Cancer Center researchers of nearly 200 patients with melanoma who died after receiving treatment with immunotherapy highlights a need to improve outcomes for patients who progress or relapse after the treatment. Fri, 30 Aug 2024 12:00:00 Z https://www.onclive.com/view/dr-townsend-on-the-future-analysis-of-prostate-cancer-driver-mutations-using-neoplasm-tissue-samples https://www.onclive.com/view/dr-townsend-on-the-future-analysis-of-prostate-cancer-driver-mutations-using-neoplasm-tissue-samples Jeffrey P. Townsend, PhD, Elihu Professor of Biostatistics and professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, co-leader, Genomics, Genetics, & Epigenetics Research Program, Yale School of Public Health, discusses analyses of driver mutations in prostate cancer driver using early neoplasm tissue samples to help characterize the molecular and genetic progress of the disease. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/chemotherapy-before-surgery-benefits-some-patients-with-pancreatic-cancer/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/chemotherapy-before-surgery-benefits-some-patients-with-pancreatic-cancer/ “When the study launched, even with operable pancreatic cancers, 90% of patients were still relapsing and dying from their cancer eventually,” said Dr. Michael Cecchini, the first author of the study and the co-director of the colorectal program at the Center for Gastrointestinal Cancers at Smilow Cancer Hospital and YCC. “We sought to move chemotherapy up in their treatment regimen and give it before surgery to see if we could improve the outcome for our patients.” Thu, 20 Jun 2024 04:00:00 Z https://news.yale.edu/2024/05/29/avoid-infection-spread-how-long-quarantine-sufficient-it-depends https://news.yale.edu/2024/05/29/avoid-infection-spread-how-long-quarantine-sufficient-it-depends Yale School of Public Health researchers assessed how long international travelers should be quarantined to prevent COVID-19 infection rise, finding it differed quite a bit by country. Wed, 29 May 2024 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/yale-cancer-center-experts-scientists-to-share-vision-and-research-at-leading-conference/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/yale-cancer-center-experts-scientists-to-share-vision-and-research-at-leading-conference/ Yale Cancer Center researchers will present their new cancer research findings at the 2024 AACR annual meeting. A few of the presenting YCC researchers offer their key study takeaways and the significance for patients and oncologists. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/yale-cancer-center-experts-present-new-research-on-obesity-tobacco-evolution-and-early-onset-cancers-at-leading-oncology-conference/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/yale-cancer-center-experts-present-new-research-on-obesity-tobacco-evolution-and-early-onset-cancers-at-leading-oncology-conference/ Yale Cancer Center (YCC) and Smilow Cancer Hospital physicians and scientists will share new data for breakthrough and emerging cancer treatments as well as new discoveries in obesity, tobacco, evolution, and early onset cancers in early April at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting. Mon, 18 Mar 2024 11:00:00 Z https://baynature.org/2024/02/01/sex-and-poison-may-explain-california-death-cap-invasion/ https://baynature.org/2024/02/01/sex-and-poison-may-explain-california-death-cap-invasion/ Amanita phalloides, also known as “death caps,” are the source of most mushroom fatalities worldwide and the bane of unwary foragers. Mycologist Yen-Wen (Denny) Wang, a postdoc at Yale School of Public Health, recently discovered that death caps are capable of sexually reproducing either solo or with a mate. Thu, 01 Feb 2024 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/tracking-cancer-cells/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/tracking-cancer-cells/ Jeffrey Townsend, co-leader of the Genetic, Genomics & Epigentics cancer research program, at YCC talks about the advancements that have been made thanks to tools that allow for analysis of large amount of data. That data was unlocked by the decade-ago sequencing of the human genome that enabled the sequencing of cancer biopsy tissue. Mon, 29 Jan 2024 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/analyzing-how-cancer-mutations-interact-may-improve-targeted-therapies/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/analyzing-how-cancer-mutations-interact-may-improve-targeted-therapies/ A new method from the Yale School of Public Health offers a way to analyze how mutations interact with each other to alter tumor development. The innovation should make it easier to develop targeted therapies that anticipate the evolutionary path of a cancer, then corner and eradicate it. Tue, 02 Jan 2024 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/covid-likely-to-peak-in-colder-months-as-virus-becomes-endemic-in-the-us/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/covid-likely-to-peak-in-colder-months-as-virus-becomes-endemic-in-the-us/ As COVID-19 becomes endemic in the U.S., it will likely settle into a seasonable rhythm like influenza, becoming most active during the colder months in northern climes and subsiding in summer, according to a new study by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Wed, 08 Nov 2023 19:29:00 Z https://www.cancertodaymag.org/cancer-talk/seasonal-shot-strategies/ https://www.cancertodaymag.org/cancer-talk/seasonal-shot-strategies/ Researchers find that patients with cancer who are severely immunocompromised may benefit from a more frequent seasonal vaccine schedule. Mon, 23 Oct 2023 04:00:00 Z https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/new-haven/yale-cancer-center-gives-guidance-for-cancer-patients-who-want-covid-boosters/ https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/new-haven/yale-cancer-center-gives-guidance-for-cancer-patients-who-want-covid-boosters/ While most people who contracted the COVID-19 virus are back to enjoying their normal activities surrounded by others, that’s not the case for those who have undergone cancer or leukemia treatments and have weakened immune systems. Yale Cancer Center researcher Jeffrey Townsend decided to make that dilemma his recent focus. He extrapolated data from many studies already done on COVID-19. Townsend said the Centers for Disease Control Preventions’ guidelines for immunocompromised patients is to get boosters “as needed.” Wanting to know more, Townsend set out with another researcher to give patients some guidance based on science. Wed, 13 Sep 2023 04:00:00 Z https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/fall-wave-booster-shot-updated-1.6947033 https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/fall-wave-booster-shot-updated-1.6947033 Experts agree vulnerable populations should get the latest COVID-19 booster shots, perhaps even more frequently than the broader public. Fri, 25 Aug 2023 08:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/research-reveals-boosting-strategies-that-mitigate-risks-of-covid-19-in-cancer-patients/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/research-reveals-boosting-strategies-that-mitigate-risks-of-covid-19-in-cancer-patients/ New research led by scientists at Yale University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte finds that the rate at which additional COVID-19 boosters are needed for cancer patients depends on the treatment they are receiving. Mon, 21 Aug 2023 19:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/studies-on-cancer-climate-change-and-covid-19-among-the-top-ysph-research-honored-in-2023/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/studies-on-cancer-climate-change-and-covid-19-among-the-top-ysph-research-honored-in-2023/ Research studies focused on cancer, climate change, COVID-19, and Medicaid spending took top honors this year at the Yale School of Public Health. Thu, 08 Jun 2023 04:00:00 Z https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/when-should-you-get-another-covid-19-booster-180982068/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/when-should-you-get-another-covid-19-booster-180982068/ Even as Covid-19 recedes from its position as America’s third-leading cause of death in 2022, it remains on track to be a top-ten cause of death this year with the emergence of new variants, such as XBB.1.5 (representing 84 percent of U.S. cases as of April 1). Given the latest federal guidelines on boosters, the public understandably seeks clarity about what this all means for them. Here’s what you need to know about getting your next vaccine. Thu, 27 Apr 2023 04:00:00 Z https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2023/01/20/annual-covid-booster-shots/11079349002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2023/01/20/annual-covid-booster-shots/11079349002/ Healthy people should get annual COVID-19 boosters to prevent widespread outbreaks, suggests a new study from Yale University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Fri, 20 Jan 2023 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/annual-or-biannual-boosters-are-optimal-for-fighting-endemic-covid-19-study-shows/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/annual-or-biannual-boosters-are-optimal-for-fighting-endemic-covid-19-study-shows/ A team of scientists led by faculty at the Yale School of Public Health and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte finds that updated boosters administered on an annual or biannual basis greatly reduce the long-term risk of infection from endemic COVID-19. Wed, 11 Jan 2023 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/townsend-lab-develops-software-to-analyze-somatic-driver-variants/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/townsend-lab-develops-software-to-analyze-somatic-driver-variants/ A new open-source software package called cancereffectsizeR developed by the Townsend Lab greatly improves the ability of data scientists and clinical analysts to pinpoint specific genetic mutations that drive cancer. Thu, 05 Jan 2023 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/introducing-jot-a-new-open-source-tool-to-help-researchers-with-journal-selection/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/introducing-jot-a-new-open-source-tool-to-help-researchers-with-journal-selection/ There’s a new tool available to help researchers choose the most appropriate scientific journal for the potential publication of their manuscript. Say hello to Jot: a free, open-source web application that matches manuscripts in the fields of biomedicine and life sciences with suitable journals, based on a manuscript's title, abstract, and (optionally) citations. Wed, 04 Jan 2023 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/surgical-skills-fair-sparks-discovery/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/surgical-skills-fair-sparks-discovery/ Yale medical students get hands-on exposure to the field of urology and learn why it's considered a multidisciplinary specialty. Wed, 16 Nov 2022 04:00:00 Z https://dailycampus.com/2022/10/24/scientists-researching-new-scientific-approach-to-identify-cancer-origins/ https://dailycampus.com/2022/10/24/scientists-researching-new-scientific-approach-to-identify-cancer-origins/ Previous studies have shown the connection between age, exposure to carcinogens and the risk of developing cancer due to the accumulation of mutations over time. Scientists from Yale University and Emmanuel College demonstrate a new scientific approach to determine the origins of different types of cancer. Jeffrey Townsend, YSPH Elihu Professor of Biostatistics and Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, was a co-author of the study. Mon, 24 Oct 2022 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/yale-study-vaccines-and-booster-shots-are-key-to-controlling-spread-of-covid-variants/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/yale-study-vaccines-and-booster-shots-are-key-to-controlling-spread-of-covid-variants/ A new study by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health emphasizes the continuing importance of vaccines and booster shots at the individual and population level in controlling infections from highly contagious new variants of COVID-19. Thu, 28 Jul 2022 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/traveling-or-considering-a-night-on-the-town-best-time-to-test-for-covid-is-right-before-you-leave/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/traveling-or-considering-a-night-on-the-town-best-time-to-test-for-covid-is-right-before-you-leave/ A new study by Yale School of Public Health epidemiologists shows that event organizers can nearly halve the risk of their guests transmitting COVID-19 by testing people at the door. Wed, 27 Jul 2022 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/vaccine-protection-against-covid-19-short-lived-booster-shots-important-new-study-says/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/vaccine-protection-against-covid-19-short-lived-booster-shots-important-new-study-says/ Since COVID-19 vaccines first became available to protect against infection and severe illness, there has been much uncertainty about how long the protection lasts, and when it might be necessary for individuals to get an additional booster shot. Now, a team of scientists led by faculty at the Yale School of Public Health and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte has an answer: strong protection following vaccination is short-lived. Fri, 15 Jul 2022 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/frequent-rapid-antigen-testing-can-help-keep-groups-of-people-safe-from-covid-19/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/frequent-rapid-antigen-testing-can-help-keep-groups-of-people-safe-from-covid-19/ In a new study, Yale epidemiologists hit upon a more practical strategy for COVID surveillance on the part of companies, teams, schools, and communities. With frequent, regular rapid antigen (RA) testing, plus isolating people who test positive, organizations can cut the risk of out-of-control COVID outbreaks effectively and make long quarantines a thing of the past, the researchers say. Thu, 14 Jul 2022 04:00:00 Z https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Yale-research-looks-at-mutations-in-tumor-genes-17137619.php#photo-21530333 https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Yale-research-looks-at-mutations-in-tumor-genes-17137619.php#photo-21530333 By looking at which mutations in our genes are likely to cause particular cancers, researchers at Yale Cancer Center can tell which are more preventable and which are more related to factors we can’t control, such as aging. Mon, 02 May 2022 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/yale-study-identifies-causes-of-cancers/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/yale-study-identifies-causes-of-cancers/ A team of Yale-led researchers can now quantify the factors causing changes in the DNA that contribute most to cancer growth in tumors of most major tumor types. Their molecular analysis approach brings clarity to a longstanding debate over how much control humans have over developing cancer over time. Tue, 26 Apr 2022 04:00:00 Z https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-tell-whether-a-cancer-is-caused-by-plain-bad-luck/# https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-tell-whether-a-cancer-is-caused-by-plain-bad-luck/# Cancer results from a combination of spontaneous mutations that arise with age—just call it “bad luck”—and environmental exposures to carcinogens such as tobacco, ultraviolet light or viruses. But the question of the relative contribution of luck—compared with more explicit causes—has generated vigorous debate for years. Tue, 26 Apr 2022 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/yale-findings-broaden-the-repertoire-of-cancer-relevant-genes/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/yale-findings-broaden-the-repertoire-of-cancer-relevant-genes/ Following an analysis of over 12,000 human genes, research from Yale Cancer Center indicates there is cancer-relevant importance in a much larger proportion of human genes than current cancer research models suggest. Much of cancer biology research focuses on a few dozen well studied genes called “cancer driver genes.” The new findings demonstrate that a larger number of genes are connected to cancer driver genes and may have an impact on cancer biology. The findings were published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Thu, 14 Apr 2022 04:00:00 Z https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/08/health/covid-flu-twindemic.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/08/health/covid-flu-twindemic.html Scientists are exploring a theory suggesting that exposure to one respiratory virus helps the body fend off competing pathogens. Fri, 08 Apr 2022 04:00:00 Z https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2022/03/03/yale-researchers-discover-gene-that-drives-breast-cancer-metastasis/ https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2022/03/03/yale-researchers-discover-gene-that-drives-breast-cancer-metastasis/ Yale researchers found that the epigenetic regulator gene cat eye syndrome chromosome region candidate 2, or CECR2, is responsible for driving breast cancer metastasis –– making it exponentially more difficult to treat. Thu, 03 Mar 2022 04:00:00 Z https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-pandemic-set-off-a-boom-in-diagnostics/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-pandemic-set-off-a-boom-in-diagnostics/ COVID accelerated the development of cutting-edge PCR tests—and made the need for them urgent Tue, 01 Mar 2022 04:00:00 Z https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/02/07/1057245449/the-future-of-the-pandemic-is-looking-clearer-as-we-learn-more-about-infection https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/02/07/1057245449/the-future-of-the-pandemic-is-looking-clearer-as-we-learn-more-about-infection Scientists are beginning to come up with answers to the questions of how long antibodies from an infection can protect you — and what they'll protect you from. Mon, 07 Feb 2022 04:00:00 Z https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/01/15/1073075753/get-omicron-symptoms-precautions https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/01/15/1073075753/get-omicron-symptoms-precautions With growing evidence that the omicron variant likely causes milder disease, some people may be thinking: Why not encourage omicron to infect us so we can enjoy life again? Sat, 15 Jan 2022 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/often-three-days-or-less-ysph-researchers-identify-sufficient-covid-19-travel-quarantine/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/townsend/news-article/often-three-days-or-less-ysph-researchers-identify-sufficient-covid-19-travel-quarantine/ For the first time, researchers have determined how long a sufficient travel quarantine needs to be to prevent an increase in transmission of COVID-19 within a country. In many cases, researchers found a period of three days or shorter—far less than the prevailing standard of 14 days—is sufficient to prevent travel from increasing incidence of the highly infectious disease. Tue, 11 Jan 2022 04:00:00 Z https://news.clemson.edu/class-scheduling-luck-started-hayley-hassler-on-her-path-to-covid-immunity-research/ https://news.clemson.edu/class-scheduling-luck-started-hayley-hassler-on-her-path-to-covid-immunity-research/ Hassler has been a key part of a Yale School of Public Health research team that analyzed immunological data from six of the virus’s close relatives and used evolutionary principles to model how soon will a person become vulnerable to reinfection after they’ve had COVID-19. Tue, 14 Dec 2021 04:00:00 Z https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/how-to/not-vaccinated-yet-you-may-be-at-risk-of-covid-reinfection/articleshow/87957775.cms https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/how-to/not-vaccinated-yet-you-may-be-at-risk-of-covid-reinfection/articleshow/87957775.cms According to new models, without vaccination and masks, people once infected with COVID can be reinfected within four months. Sun, 28 Nov 2021 04:00:00 Z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02825-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02825-8 Estimates based on viral evolution forecast a 50% risk 17 months after a first infection without measures such as masking and vaccination. Fri, 19 Nov 2021 04:00:00 Z https://news.clemson.edu/class-scheduling-luck-started-hayley-hassler-on-her-path-to-covid-immunity-research/ https://news.clemson.edu/class-scheduling-luck-started-hayley-hassler-on-her-path-to-covid-immunity-research/ Class scheduling luck started Hayley Hassler on her path to COVID immunity research Mon, 08 Nov 2021 04:00:00 Z https://www.verywellhealth.com/unvaccinated-covid-reinfection-5207436 https://www.verywellhealth.com/unvaccinated-covid-reinfection-5207436 One of the greatest unknowns about COVID-19 is how long natural immunity can last—and how susceptible people might be to reinfection. But researchers are working to clear up some of the mystery. New data show that, if you're unvaccinated, protection against the virus after infection may not last very long. Thu, 28 Oct 2021 04:00:00 Z https://www.fox4news.com/news/unvaccinated-people-can-expect-covid-19-infections-every-16-months-study-suggests https://www.fox4news.com/news/unvaccinated-people-can-expect-covid-19-infections-every-16-months-study-suggests NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Scholars at the Yale School of Public Health say we still don’t have enough empirical data to know how long natural immunity lasts after COVID-19 infections, but the results of their recent study appear to indicate it doesn’t last very long. Mon, 25 Oct 2021 04:00:00 Z