Economic recovery resumes, but Omicron looms
The report covers the visitor industry, labor market, housing, and the national and international outlooks.
$600K award bolsters public health support of community health workers
The CDC grant will help train, support and engage community health workers statewide.
Pandemic takes toll on Hawai?i with anxiety, depression
A UH researcher co-authored national studies on the pandemic¡¯s impact on Americans.
Research predicting transmissible COVID-19 variants receives $780K
The study is based on the prediction that additional variants will be found in Â鶹´«Ã½ because of its high influx of recreational travelers from COVID-19 hotspots.
Business vaccination mandates increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates
Nearly 2,000 businesses participated in the survey of businesses and community organizations in Â鶹´«Ã½.
COVID-19 vaccine candidate exhibits broad response against variants
CiVax™ demonstrated its broad-spectrum neutralizing antibody responses against the Beta, Gamma and Delta variants.
Higher UH student vaccination rates have positive effects on O?ahu
According to a survey of UH students in August 2021, more than 90% have been vaccinated for the COVID-19 virus or plan to be.
Only 20% of COVID infected travelers may be detected by pre-travel testing
Lee Altenberg published the piece in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
$1.4M to address health disparities in communities most impacted by COVID-19
Funding will support efforts to build knowledge and take action to address health disparities affecting Native Hawaiians, other Pacific Islanders and Filipino communities.
Vaccine candidates for Ebola, other filoviruses show promise
UH researchers have demonstrated the efficacy in monkeys of multiple vaccine candidates targeting three filoviruses causing life-threatening infections to humans.