University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases

Colombia-UW agreement opens new doors for global health training and research

A new agreement between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Colombian government opens opportunities for research and bilateral exchanges for students and researchers, says Jorge Osorio, the new director of the UW-Madison Global Health Institute and professor of Pathobiological Sciences in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Opportunities to develop and produce new vaccines for Colombia. …

Current anti-COVID pills work well against omicron, but antibody drugs are less effective

The drugs behind the new pills to treat COVID-19 remain very effective against the omicron variant of the virus in lab tests, according to a new study. However, lab tests also showed that the available antibody therapies — typically given intravenously in hospitals — are substantially less effective against omicron than against earlier variants of …