| Date |
Subject |
| 4/16/24 |
Influenza A Virus 101 | HPAI H5N1 |
| 4/2/24 |
H5N1 (Avian Flu) in Dairy Cows |
| 3/19/24 |
Mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 3/5/24 |
New CDC Booster Guidance | Measles |
| 2/20/24 |
CDC plans to loosen COVID guidance |
| 2/6/24 |
TJC IPC Standards (Presentation by Angie Vasa) |
| 1/23/24 |
Study: "New dose-response model and SARS-CoV-2 quanta emission rates for calculating the long-range airborne infection risk" |
| 1/9/24 |
Studies: "Real-World Effectiveness of BNT162b2 Against Infection and Severe Diseases in Children" | "Adolescents and Winter Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Study: estimates of epidemiological characteristics, 21 December 2023" |
| 1/2/24 |
Study: "Developmental impairment in children exposed during pregnancy to maternal SARS-COV2: A Brazilian cohort study", plus COVID-19 hospital admissions and wasterwater update |
| 12/12/23 |
Updates on Respiratory Viruses: COVID-19 with a focus on the JN.1 variant, Influenza, and RSV. |
| 11/28/23 |
Hodgepodge: Upsurge of respiratory illnesses among Children in Northern China, Mysterious respiratory illness affecting dogs, Recent data of respiratory illness activity, and Long COVID in the US |
| 11/14/23 |
Lessons Learned from COVID-19: Lockdowns & More |
| 10/31/23 |
New COVID-19 Strain: JN.1 |
| 10/17/23 |
Recent Data & Outlook on the Tripledemic: COVID-19, RSV, and Influenza |
| 10/3/23 |
Breakdown of Data of Recent National Statistics Report- Mortality by COVID Vaccination Status |
| 9/19/23 |
Updates on COVID-19 boosters, Prevalence of COVID symptoms, and Long Covid. |
| 9/5/23 |
Study: COVID-19 & Vaccination in An Incarcerated Population | COVID-19 Updates |
| 8/22/23 |
BA.2.86 COVID Variant & Recent Wastewater Testing |
| 8/8/23 |
Current COVID-19 Variants & Trends |
| 7/25/23 |
COVID-19 Updates & Fall Outlook and Dr. Lawler's recent "Lessons Learned" |
| 7/11/23 |
Participation in the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) and Findings from the N3C Rural Health Domain Team (Presentation by Jerrod Anzalone, MS) |
| 6/27/23 |
Reinforcing lessons learned from COVID-19 |
| 6/13/23 |
China's COVID waves, U.S. waste water, and the effects of long COVID in children |
| 5/30/23 |
State of public data on COVID-19 & Marburg virus disease (Presentation by David Brett-Major, MD, PhD) |
| 5/23/23 |
State of post COVID-19 syndromes in kids (Presentation by Arthur Chang, MD) |
| 5/16/23 |
Risk of death after vaccination or infection & changes in U.S. life expectancy |
| 5/9/23 |
Reports: NBA & COVID | Long COVID in the UK |
| 5/2/23 |
Kids & COVID-19: A Wake Up Call? |
| 4/25/23 |
Vilobelimab Therapy for COVID-19 |
| 4/18/23 |
COVID-19 & POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) |
| 4/11/23 |
Paxlovid treatment studies |
| 4/4/23 |
COVID-19 Immunity | The Rise of XBB 1.16 in India |
| 3/28/23 |
New phase of the pandemic: Low levels of COVID-19 testing |
| 3/21/23 |
COVID-19 Vaccine studies |
| 3/14/23 |
Studies surrounding the origin of COVID-19 |
| 3/7/23 |
COVID-19 Updates & Studies |
| 2/28/23 |
World tour: Updates on health emergencies (Presentation by Lauren Sauer, MSc) |
| 2/21/23 |
Evolution of COVID-19 in free-ranging white tailed deer (Presentation by Joseph Fauver, PhD) |
| 2/14/23 |
Marburg virus disease outbreak in Equatorial Guinea (Plus Covid Updates) |
| 2/7/23 |
All eyes on the Avian Flu (Plus Covid Updates) |
| 1/31/23 |
COVID-19: Vaccine safety & effectiveness of bivalent vaccines |
| 1/24/23 |
SARS-CoV-2 Variant Update (Presentation by Dr. Joseph Fauver) |
| 1/17/23 |
Presence and locations of SARS-CoV-2 at autopsy |
| 1/10/23 |
Bivalent vaccines vs. BQ & XBB |
| 1/3/23 |
2023: New year--new dominant variant? |
| 12/27/22 |
2022: A Year in Review |
| 12/20/22 |
You Again |
| 12/13/22 |
What's in store for us this winter? (Presentation by Dr. Joseph Fauver) |
| 12/6/22 |
Groundhog Day |
| 11/29/22 |
Triple threat |
| 11/22/22 |
*No update |
| 11/15/22 |
The ongoing toll of COVID-19 |
| 11/8/22 |
*No update |
| 11/1/22 |
The winter of our discontent |
| 10/25/22 |
Preventable Nebraskan deaths (Presentation by Dr. David Brett-Major) |
| 10/18/22 |
Smokescreens and the actual facts |
| 10/11/22 |
Navigating the Nile |
| 10/4/22 |
COVID-19: Long Road Home |
| 9/27/22 |
They can't hear you |
| 9/20/22 |
It is not over yet |
| 9/13/22 |
You can't have it: The failure to distribute effective antivirals |
| 9/6/22 |
Flu |
| 8/30/22 |
How did we get here? |
| 8/23/22 |
Weird Science |
| 8/9/22 |
Transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 |
| 8/2/22 |
Seroprevalence in children |
| 7/26/22 |
Recent observations of long COVID & of BA.5 |
| 7/19/22 |
Why does vaccine protection vary? What might fall bring? |
| 7/12/22 |
Variants rising faster |
| 7/5/22 |
Global impact of COVID-19 vaccine on mortality |
| 6/28/22 |
Let 'er rip: A failed strategy that continues to fail |
| 6/21/22 |
Pediatric COVID-19 vaccine update (Presentation by Dr. Alice Sato) |
| 6/14/22 |
REACT-1 Study |
| 6/7/22 |
Post-COVID-19 conditions & prevention via vaccination (Presentation by Dr. Mark Rupp) |
| 5/31/22 |
Global Monkeypox Update (Presentation by Lauren Sauer) |
| 5/31/22 |
COVID-19 Update (Presentation by Dr. David Brett-Major) |
| 5/24/22 |
1,000,000 |
| 5/17/22 |
Nebraska's COVID-19 deaths: How many were preventable? (Presentation by Dr. David Brett-Major) |
| 5/10/22 |
South Africa and U.S. case trends |
| 5/3/22 |
Newest variants of concern: BA.4 & BA.5 |
| 4/26/22 |
Reviewing the facts: What we know about COVID-19 |
| 4/19/22 |
Pandemics are a team sport |
| 4/12/22 |
Vaccine v. Snake Oil (aka "natural" immunity) |
| 3/29/22 |
The BA.2 waiting game--will we surge or plunge? |
| 3/22/22 |
BA.2: Around the world in 80 days |
| 3/15/22 |
Beware the Ides of March: COVID surging in Hong Kong, China, and Western Europe; new data on the threat of BA.2 variant |
| 3/8/22 |
Decoupling factor analysis |
| 3/1/22 |
Hong Kong's Omicron wave swells & social media's sea of misinformation briefly recedes |
| 2/22/22 |
Reinforced lessons: Mental health, vaccine reactions, and enclosed spaces/singing |
| 2/18/22 |
Looking forward: Additional boosters, variants, and hospitalizations |
| 2/15/22 |
Louder than a bomb: COVID-19 virions |
| 2/11/22 |
The role of trust in pandemic response and infection fatality rates |
| 2/8/22 |
The absurdity of removing masks in schools |
| 2/4/22 |
Lies, damned lies, and statistics |
| 2/1/22 |
Excess mortality during COVID-19 pandemic |
| 1/28/22 |
Current Omicron status: Realizing the statistical peril before it's too late |
| 1/25/22 |
Debunking myths on COVID risks & transmission among children, long COVID risks, herd immunity, and more. |
| 1/21/22 |
Long COVID effects and length of recovery frequently underestimated |
| 1/18/22 |
Vaccine effectiveness in pregnant women and children ages 5-18 |
| 1/14/22 |
Predictions of Nebraska's Omicron cases and peak |
| 1/11/22 |
The Omicron battle: No retreat, no surrender |
| 1/7/22 |
Projected Nebraska Omicron hospitalizations |
| 1/4/22 |
Principles of exponential growth: Why COVID is rapidly spreading despite vaccinations |
| 12/28/21 |
U.S.: Delta recedes and Omicron emerges causing increase of pediatric hospitalizations |
| 12/21/21 |
Harbingers: South Africa, the UK, and Denmark |
| 12/17/21 |
Delta, Omicron, and the upcoming influenza season |
| 12/14/21 |
Omicron: Why its transmissibility is more worrisome than its lethality. |
| 12/10/21 |
Post-Acute COVID Syndrome (Presentation by Dr. Andy Vasey) |
| 12/7/21 |
Early Omicron data from South Africa & the UK |
| 11/30/21 |
Omicron: Known facts and next-step suggestions |
| 11/19/21 |
Top ten states with highest mortality rates |
| 11/16/21 |
COVID-19 and influenza vaccines--reasons to get both! (Presentation by Dr. Mark Rupp) |
| 11/12/21 |
COVID-19 Pandemic Comparison |
| 11/9/21 |
Latest COVID-19 case counts |
| 11/5/21 |
Portugal's Success against COVID-19 |
| 11/2/21 |
VAERS: Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (always subject to bias) |
| 10/29/21 |
Studies: COVID-19 Vaccination and Non-COVID-19 Mortality Risk, first responders' risk of COVID-19 Infection, and SSRI use to treat COVID-19 |
| 10/26/21 |
Study results of children's vaccinations |
| 10/22/21 |
Mixing and matching vaccines for boosters |
| 10/19/21 |
COVID-19 was a leading cause of (unnecessary) deaths in Sept. '21 |
| 10/15/21 |
Vaccine vs. natural immunity and an update about the Moderna booster (presentation by Dr. Mark Rupp) |
| 10/12/21 |
Pediatric Update (presentation by Dr. Russell McCulloh) |
| 10/8/21 |
Europe, the U.S. and beyond--data trends and global vaccinations |
| 10/5/21 |
Pandemic fatigue on health care workers |
| 10/1/21 |
Distinctions between states with high versus low vaccination rates |
| 9/28/21 |
COVID-19's potential effect on the central nervous system |
| 9/24/21 |
Exactly how does a vaccine get approved in the U.S.? |
| 9/21/21 |
Preventable deaths...and preventive measures (presentation by Dr. David Brett-Major) |
| 9/17/21 |
Experimental therapies and associated risks |
| 9/14/21 |
It's not over |
| 9/10/21 |
Review: Path Out of the Pandemic |
| 9/7/21 |
The failure of "focused protection" as a strategy against COVID-19 |
| 8/31/21 |
The truth about vaccine vs. natural immunity, COVID-19 transmission in schools, and long-term health risks to children |
| 8/24/21 |
Vaccination and pregnancy |
| 8/17/21 |
Current U.S. COVID-19 hot spots |
| 8/10/21 |
Common COVID-19 Myths Busted |
| 8/3/21 |
Southern states suffering from a large Delta variant surge |
| 7/27/21 |
Hospitalizations due to Delta variant increase nationwide. |
| 7/20/21 |
Mirroring the UK's Delta variant transmission in the U.S. |
| 7/13/21 |
The Delta Variant and children |
| 7/6/21 |
Delta Variant doubling cases and hospitalizations in some states |
| 6/29/21 |
The Delta Variant in the UK |
| 6/22/21 |
Global vaccine status (presentation by Lauren Sauer) |
| 6/15/21 |
Pediatrics and COVID-19 (presentation by Dr. Kari Simonsen) |
| 6/8/21 |
Global & national cases rates, COVAX, and immunocompromised issues (presentation by Dr. David Brett-Major) |
| 5/25/21 |
Global variant trends and early indications of vaccine efficacy |
| 5/21/21 |
Current variant trends |
| 5/18/21 |
Observations of Washington state's vaccination rates and test positivity rates |
| 5/14/21 |
CDC guidelines, current case counts, and vaccination status update |
| 5/11/21 |
Subcutaneous monoclonal antibodies' efficacy against variants |
| 5/4/21 |
Canada's variant spike and the lessons learned |
| 4/27/21 |
Additional evidence of increased risk associated with singing |
| 4/23/21 |
How bots, trolls, and cyborgs threaten our health security |
| 4/20/21 |
Hong Kong hospital outbreak and 2020 deaths attributed to COVID-19 |
| 4/16/21 |
India experiences dramatic rise in positive cases |
| 4/13/21 |
Subcutaneous monoclonal antibodies, vaccine vs. variants, and C-19 prison outbreak |
| 4/9/21 |
Johnson & Johnson and Astra-Zeneca vaccine side effects |
| 4/6/21 |
P.1 variant spreads across Brazil |
| 3/30/21 |
MRNA vaccine efficacy, vaccine in pregnant/lactating women, and the surge in Brazil |
| 3/26/21 |
Vaccine and monoclonal antibody efficacy against variants |
| 3/23/21 |
Variant trends |
| 3/19/21 |
Recent global trends--increasing activity |
| 3/16/21 |
Seroprevalence studies, obesity risk ratios, and monoclonal antibody products' effectiveness against specific variants |
| 3/12/21 |
Top three myths debunked: Downslope, herd immunity, and open schools |
| 3/5/21 |
Infection in children based on seroprevalence data |
| 3/2/21 |
Plateauing case counts and other indicators the U.S. is following U.K. variant trends |
| 2/26/21 |
Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) single-dose vaccine |
| 2/23/21 |
CHARM Study Q&A, vaccine prioritization, and vaccine efficacy after first and second doses. |
| 2/19/21 |
CHARM Study: Marine Corps recruits in basic training at Parris Island |
| 2/16/21 |
Modeling of transmission modes aboard the Diamond Princess and new school guidance from the CDC |
| 2/12/21 |
What happens when you can actually do good contact tracing? |
| 2/9/21 |
Variants and vaccines |
| 2/5/21 |
Double masks and KN95s (presentation by Dr. John Lowe) |
| 2/2/21 |
Incomplete study data on school transmission levels and variant sequencing |
| 1/29/21 |
Race to vaccinate against variants |
| 1/26/21 |
Mitigation policies & mortality; quarantined college athletes |
| 1/22/21 |
New executive orders, antigen tests, and ICU mortality |
| 1/19/21 |
Variants: modeling, transmission, and mutation challenges |
| 1/15/21 |
Transmission in children and in-person learning |
| 1/12/21 |
Nebraska plateaus, college counties, and the importance of Nonpharmaceutical Interventions to mitigate transmission |
| 1/8/21 |
Status report, high-titer plasma therapy, and seroprevalence surveys |
| 1/5/21 |
UK and South Africa Variants in the U.S. |
| 12/29/20 |
UK Variant's transmission and reinfection of health care workers |
| 12/22/20 |
UK SARS-CoV-2 Variant (B.1.1.7.) |
| 12/18/20 |
Review of mortality rates and vaccine data |
| 12/15/20 |
Household transmission and restaurant transmission study |
| 12/11/20 |
Post-Thanksgiving plateau and Pfizer vaccine on the horizon |
| 12/8/20 |
Transmission among Marine recruits during quarantine |
| 12/4/20 |
Current case counts and upcoming vaccines |
| 12/1/20 |
Nebraska's high level of transmission despite dip in cases |
| 11/24/20 |
No room for complacency during a pandemic |
| 11/20/20 |
Nebraska ranks 10th in the world, vaccine update, and implemented interventions in Iowa prove effective |
| 11/17/20 |
Epidemiological study findings on restaurants/bar risks |
| 11/13/20 |
Nonpharmaceutical interventions and restoring freedoms |
| 11/10/20 |
Rural Midwest and Monoclonal Antibody trial |
| 11/6/20 |
Pandemic doubling time |
| 11/3/20 |
COVID-19 trends across the U.S. |
| 10/30/20 |
Europe, Belgium, and Nebraska. |
| 10/27/20 |
Where we are, how we got here, and our escape route. |
| 10/23/20 |
Nebraska's positivity and deaths are increasing. What's changed? |
