COVID Archive — Page 1 of 35

3D-rendered coronavirus particle with a textured gray spherical core, red spike-like projections, and smaller yellow surface details; blurred particles appear in the background.
February 11, 2026

Vaccination cuts risk of COVID-19 respiratory failure or death by 80%

Researchers at Vanderbilt Health and around the country continue to evaluate the effectiveness of vaccines approved by the Food and Drug Administration to reduce the severity and lethality of respiratory infections caused by the ever-mutating SARS-CoV-2 virus.

By Bill Snyder
Large group portrait at a retirement celebration, with a seated older man in a dress shirt and tie centered in the front row, surrounded by colleagues and well-wishers in a theater-like room.
June 30, 2025

Coronavirus pioneer Mark Denison bids farewell to VUMC colleagues after remarkable career

The discoveries about coronavirus biology that Denison and his colleagues made were foundational for the rapid validation of antiviral drugs and development of new vaccines that helped bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control.

By Bill Snyder
Three-dimensional illustration of a coronavirus particle with a textured gray spherical surface, red spike proteins, and smaller yellow surface structures; blurred particles appear in the background.
December 17, 2024

Immune-suppressing drug does not improve COVID-19 recovery: study

Previous studies suggested that fostamatinib may suppress inflammatory responses triggered by COVID-19 and mitigate ongoing lung injury, decreasing mortality and oxygen requirements.

By Bill Snyder
3D medical illustration of a syringe dispensing small blue and green Y-shaped antibody forms among larger blue and green molecular structures against a red background.
May 8, 2024

Supercomputing redesign of a COVID monoclonal antibody

The approach, which combines high-performance computing, simulation, machine learning and experimental validation, will help keep antibody drugs up to date in the future against highly variable viruses.

By Leigh MacMillan
Chris Letendre poses outdoors beside a railing and landscaped courtyard, wearing a black Vanderbilt cap and black shirt.
May 7, 2024

A team approach to care 

LSU baseball fan sporting a new set of lungs after VUMC transplant

By Matt Batcheldor
Black-and-white graphic with the words “COVID-19 UPDATE” in large black lettering inside a thin rectangular border.
March 5, 2024

CDC encourages additional COVID-19 vaccine dose for patients 65 and older