nicolemgatto - Nicole M. Gatto, MPH, PhD

UncategorizedApril 19, 2021April 19, 2021

the woman behind the mRNA vaccine

I often describe the dedication involved with a career in research as well as how scientists can spend their entire careers studying a very specific aspect of a disease process.Continue readingthe woman behind the mRNA vaccine

COVID-19, healthMarch 12, 2021March 12, 2021

CDC Interim Guidance for Fully Vaccinated Adults

The CDC has released preliminary guidance for adults who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The guidance outlines what activities fully vaccinated adults can safely do at this stage whenContinue readingCDC Interim Guidance for Fully Vaccinated Adults

COVID-19February 26, 2021February 26, 2021

why do COVID death rates differ by country?

Interesting article in the New Yorker COVID-19 death rates by country

COVID-19, healthJuly 28, 2020July 28, 2020

Evidence for COVID-19 benefit from vitamin D?

An interesting question which will require additional research is whether vitamin D may play a role in COVID-19. Vitamin D is known to be essential to immune function. Some initialContinue readingEvidence for COVID-19 benefit from vitamin D?

COVID-19, healthJuly 6, 2020July 6, 2020

Is SARS-CoV2 transmissable via aerosols?

That is one of the (many) million dollar questions during this COVID-19 pandemic. Whatever the answer, public health recommendations to wear masks and keep distance from others are both necessaryContinue readingIs SARS-CoV2 transmissable via aerosols?

COVID-19, healthJune 13, 2020June 21, 2020

Webinar: The Epidemiology of COVID-19 at 6 months: 10 things we know and 10 we don’t

Friday, June 19, 2020 at 11:00 AM As we arrive at the 6-month mark from when the world was first introduced to SARS-CoV2 from its origins in Hubei province, China,Continue readingWebinar: The Epidemiology of COVID-19 at 6 months: 10 things we know and 10 we don’t

UncategorizedMay 21, 2020May 29, 2020

Racial/ethnic disparities in COVID-19

Preliminary data from California on COVID-19 cases and deaths through May 20, 2020 suggest racial/ethnic disparities in adults diagnosed and dying from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV2.Continue readingRacial/ethnic disparities in COVID-19

UncategorizedMay 11, 2020June 2, 2020

The earliest images of coronaviruses

Ever wonder how scientists were first able to get a glimpse at coronaviruses? In 1964, a female virologist named June Almeida with an acumen for viral imaging using the electronContinue readingThe earliest images of coronaviruses

UncategorizedApril 30, 2020June 2, 2020

Pandemic EpiSpeak

Students who have taken one of my classes in epidemiology at CGU will probably remember me saying that learning epidemiology is, in many ways, comparable to learning a new language.Continue readingPandemic EpiSpeak

UncategorizedApril 16, 2020June 2, 2020

Inhale: Spring!

With all the scents of spring in the air, the least sensible thing I’ve done is to hesitate to breathe deeply the aromas fearing what else I’d take to myContinue readingInhale: Spring!