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  • A graphic composite image that shows an older adult getting a vaccine, a microscopic image of the shingles virus, and a finger pointing to a shingles outbreak on a human body.

    Beyond preventing shingles

    October 15, 2024 | Written by Amy Cherry
    Daniel Harris, assistant professor of epidemiology, is using electronic health records for three million nursing home residents to examine the real-world effectiveness of the vaccine in preventing shingles, incident dementia, and stroke in a $1.7 million study funded by Shingrix vaccine maker, GlaxoSmithKline.
  • Uncovering pandemic inequities

    October 02, 2024 | Written by Amy Cherry
    A newly published cross-sectional study of free COVID tests conducted by Walgreens from May 2021 through February 2022 found that non-white individuals were more likely to test positive for COVID-19. The research conducted by Assistant Professor of Epidemiology Daniel Harris also found the omicron variant more prevalent in racial and ethnic minority groups during its emergence, especially in urban settings.
  • College of Health Sciences Welcomes New Faculty

    September 19, 2024 | Written by Amy Cherry
    College of Health Sciences welcomes new faculty for the 2024 fall semester.
  • August College of Health Sciences For the Record

    September 05, 2024 | Written by CHS Staff
    College of Health Science community reports appointments, exhibitions, publications, and honors for August.
  • Epidemiology program welcomes new faculty

    August 29, 2024 | Written by Amy Cherry
    The Epidemiology program welcomed new Assistant Professor Daniel Harris. The geriatric pharmacoepidemiologist comes to the University of Delaware College of Health Sciences from Brown University's School of Public Health.