COVID-19 is far from beaten. Vaccines may not be the ultimate panacea to haul us out of the pandemic crisis. In the future, will outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, arrive in waves every winter? Might COVID-19 never go away? Experts at the University of California, Riverside, weigh...

UC Riverside public health expert Richard Carpiano weighs in on ethical matters for vaccine distribution.

The news arrived Monday that the world has been awaiting since spring: a vaccine has been developed that shows a high degree of efficacy in late-stage trials: 90%. That puts it in the company of effective vaccines such as for measles, and well beyond what the medical community hoped for...

A UC Riverside medical sociologist offers five strategies for combating misinformation and strengthening public health

A UCR sociologist is part of a $1.5 million effort to better understand skepticism toward childhood vaccines