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During COVID, vaccines were the path to ‘herd immunity.’ Now, a growing number don’t want to be part of the herd.
/in NewsA third vaccine, sold by Johnson & Johnson, was based on science from the Center for Virology and Vaccine Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Dr. Dan […]
Flu cases tick up across the country: What you need to know
/in News“The flu vaccine is about 40% to 60% protective,” says Dr. Dan Barouch, a professor of medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School. “It’s not a […]
NIH Communications Freeze Leaves Longwood Affiliates Out in the Cold
/in NewsFunding for the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center lab run by HMS professor Dan H. Barouch ’93, which researches vaccine development, has not been interrupted. But Barouch’s collaboration with groups […]
With virus cases surging, Boston hospitals adopt more strict masking policies
/in NewsRespiratory viruses tend to spike in the winter for several reasons, says Dr. Dan Barouch, director of the Center for Virology and Vaccine Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. […]
How HIV Research Has Reshaped Modern Medicine
/in NewsWith some 1.3 million new infections a year, a vaccine remains the best way to end the HIV epidemic, said Dan Barouch, the William Bosworth Castle Professor of Medicine at HMS and director […]
Boston’s dense health-sciences networks help the city to maintain its lead
/in NewsThe Boston area is home to a critical mass of leading universities, hospitals, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, and independent research institutions that all interact synergistically, says Dan Barouch, an immunologist […]
Brigham and Women’s Hospital Researchers Find Nasal Spray Protects Against Respiratory Illnesses
/in NewsHMS professor and immunologist Dan H. Barouch ’93, who was not affiliated with the study, said its results could be applied to various respiratory illnesses, beyond those tested during experiments. […]
Mpox Vaccine Antibody Responses Waned Within a Year, Study Shows
/in NewsBarouch and colleagues assessed mpox-specific immune responses for 12 months in 45 individuals who were vaccinated during the 2022 mpox outbreak. The team performed an observational study in adults who […]
Study demonstrates that mpox vaccine antibody responses wane within a year
/in News“The WHO declared the current mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo a public health emergency,” said corresponding author Dan H. Barouch, MD, Ph.D., director of the Center for […]
CDC says mpox vaccine boosters aren’t needed in the US as questions emerge around waning immunity
/in News“Our data shows that the antibody responses induced by the mpox vaccine are moderate to high titer after the two-dose vaccine,” said Dr. Dan Barouch, lead author of the study […]