Dr. Shad Marvasti, associate professor with the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix discusses the current state of COVID-19 in Arizona.

Even after just one dose of the mRNA vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna, the vaccines reduced the chance of getting infected with SARS-CoV-2, researchers report March 29 in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. “We clearly showed in our study that if you were at least 14 days out from your first shot, you had 80% protection" from infection, said Jeff Burgess, associate dean for research at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona.

Data from ongoing University of Arizona Health Sciences research have confirmed the findings from Phase III clinical trials conducted by Pfizer and Moderna for COVID-19 vaccine approval. The findings, published by the CDC, are the first in the U.S. to measure vaccine effectiveness against both symptomatic and asymptomatic COVID-19 specifically among first responders, health care and frontline workers.

AZ HEROES study data show a 90% effective rate after the recommended two doses of Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, confirming trial studies.

Arizona residents, including underserved and underrepresented populations, will have better access to cutting-edge cancer therapies.

Many of us encounter sleeplessness, and the ongoing stress from the coronavirus pandemic only further disrupts our sleep schedules.

A $3.3 million NIH grant will allow University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers to characterize the unique immune response associated with emphysema, ultimately informing earlier and more personalized treatment approaches for COPD.

In March, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that small gatherings of vaccinated people are low risk. Kelly Reynolds, professor of environmental health sciences at the University of Arizona’s Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, recommends taking precautions if you don’t know whether the people you will be with are vaccinated.

University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix faculty and physicians Dr. Natasha Bhuyan and Dr. Farshad Fani Marvasti answer questions about travel safety for people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19.

As millions now know from personal experience, the COVID-19 vaccines can cause temporary side effects. But if you don’t experience side effects, does that mean the vaccine did not work? The short answer is no, infectious-disease experts say. Sarah Coles, a family physician and assistant professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, is interviewed.