In a little over 18 months, UW-Madison has conducted COVID vaccine and treatment trials in all age groups (ages 7 months- 96 years old). These trials are a representation of all people (race, religion, sex) in Wisconsin- nearly 700 participants....
University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers and their collaborators are making progress toward developing universal vaccines against some the planet’s most harmful pathogens, including the virus family responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic....
Small, unique antibody-like proteins known as VNARs — derived from the immune systems of sharks — can prevent the virus that causes COVID-19, its variants, and related coronaviruses from infecting human cells, according to a new study....
On Sept. 9, President Biden issued an executive order requiring COVID-19 vaccination for all federal contractors. UW–Madison currently holds federal contracts. In order to comply with the broad scope of the order, all employees must provide proof of vaccination or receive a medical or religious accommodation exempting them...
