Vaccines

Rupali J. Limaye, PhD, MPH, MA, is an Associate Professor. She is seen as an expert in vaccine behavior and decision-making, including vaccine hesitancy and acceptance. Primarily focusing on infectious diseases, Dr. Limaye is a social and behavioral scientist and health communication scholar. Her mixed-method work examines how various influences affect health behavior and how to leverage those influences to affect positive behavior change.

World’s deadliest virus leaves victims in a ‘ghost-like’ state – and there’s no cure

Florida school’s measles outbreak points to growing danger amid vaccine skepticism.

Study recommends supporting school nurses’ vaccination efforts to increase vaccination rates and reduce HPV-related cancers.

Bryanda G. Amillano Meza has been chosen as the Association for Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) This is Public Health (TIPH) Ambassador for the academic year 2023-2024. Amillano Meza aims to provide viewers with a profound understanding of the significance of the polio vaccine.

Jynneos vaccine offers ‘substantial’ protection against mpox, studies find

How Often Should People Get COVID Boosters?

George Mason University researchers are taking advantage of DNA molecules’ self-assembly properties to develop vaccines rapidly, publishing their findings in Communications Biology

Faulty interpretation underpins claim that COVID shots don’t work

Amira Roess, professor of public health at George Mason University's College of Public Health, addresses RSV concerns