Novant Infectious Disease

08/31/2021

02/06/2021

COVID-19 is a pandemic with a rapidly increasing incidence of infections and deaths. Many pharmacologic therapies are being used or considered for treatment. Given the rapidity of emerging literature, IDSA felt the need to develop living, frequently updated evidence-based guidelines to support patie...

01/27/2021

Credit for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine belongs in part to discoveries dating back 15 years. The team behind it was inspired by two infant deaths.

01/23/2021

At his first Biden White House press briefing, Anthony Fauci discussed the current state of new COVID-19 variants, how the U.S. plans to track them, and protective vaccines may be against them.

01/23/2021

01/21/2021

IDSA & HIVMA strongly endorse the executive order signed by President Biden today requiring on federal property & other areas of federal authority for 100 days to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Our news release: bit.ly/2XWtEKP

01/17/2021

01/17/2021

01/12/2021

Vaccinated!

01/03/2021

One of our professors at Vanderbilt, Dr. Barney Graham, is featured in this article. He and his collaborators deserve a lot of the credit for the COVID vaccines saving hundreds of thousands of lives. I ran into him at CROI a few years ago and have exchanged emails with him recently. Needless to say, he encourages you all to get vaccinated. Credit to my buddy Steve Hennigan for bringing this article to my attention.

Long before anyone knew of SARS-CoV-2, a small band of government and university scientists uncovered a prototypical key that unlocked life-saving immunizations.

12/28/2020

Infectious disease doctors across the nation are calling on everyone to stay home this holiday, and most importantly, wear a mask.