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COVID vaccines and kids: five questions as trials begin
GHI Associate Director James Conway discusses immunizations for children and how vaccine trials will work.
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Trek Bicycle looks to UW Global Health Institute to quantify lives saved and improved climate outcomes from biking
Two colliding crises pose a grave threat to human health: One is the rapid rise of chronic disease worldwide. The other is the global climate crises. In a white paper released today, the Health-Oriented Transportation (HOT) team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute (GHI) shows that walking and cycling instead of driving can…
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UW Health experts: Vaccinating children is essential part of ending pandemic
GHI Associate Director James Conway, M.D., shares the importance of vaccinating children in ending the pandemic.
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Global Health Symposium panels welcome many voices to advance health for all
Watch the symposium videos. Patricia Tellez-Giron, M.D., who grew up in Mexico, knows first-hand the challenges of immigrants. As a family medicine doctor and community activist, she’s cared for the Latinx community in Madison for decades. “Almost everything I do is because the Latinx community is a community that has been in the shadows for…
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As eligibility of COVID-19 vaccine widens, promising news for kids
GHI Associate Director James Conway shares insight on vaccine efficacy in children amid new Pfizer data results.