Ask the Expert
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COVID vaccine efficacy, FDA approval and how the virus affects animals
June 21, 2021
Aron Sousa, interim dean of MSU’s College of Human Medicine, and Birgit Puschner, dean of MSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine, answer questions about COVID-19 and vaccines.
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Should people get the J&J vaccine?
May 4, 2021
Debra Furr-Holden, associate dean for Public Health Integration at Michigan State University, answers questions about resuming the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. She is also the director of the Flint Center for Health Equity Solutions, funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities; and she was appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to be a member of the Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities.Read more
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Local COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts
Recorded March 22, 2021 Watch MSU Executive Vice President for Health Sciences Dr. Norman Beauchamp joined Ingham County Health Officer Linda Vail and Sparrow Hospital Medical Chief of Staff-Elect Dr. LaKeeya Tucker to answer questions about local distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines.
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Vaccine myths and scientific facts
March 18, 2021
Now that there are authorized and recommended COVID-19 vaccines, it is critical people receive accurate information. Peter Gulick, professor of medicine at the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and infectious disease expert, reviews some myths about the vaccine and counters these with scientific facts.
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General COVID-19 vaccine information
Recorded Feb. 18, 2021
Watch President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., College of Human Medicine Associate Dean for Public Health Integration Dr. Debra Furr-Holden and MSU Emergency Management Coordinator Lt. David Oslund discuss the COVID-19 vaccines and answer employee questions.Read more
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Rapid-fire Q&A with MSU experts
Recorded as a follow-up to the Feb. 18 event.
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How a COVID-19 vaccine may look different than others
Oct. 20, 2020
As flu season approaches and scientists continue to work toward a vaccine for COVID-19, Andrea Amalfitano uses his expertise in developing innovative treatments for a variety of diseases to shed light on the process for creating a COVID-19 vaccine and how it may be different from other common vaccines. Amalfitano is dean of the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine and Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Endowed Professor of Pediatrics, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics.
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How vaccines are created
Oct. 16, 2020
As flu season approaches and scientists continue to work on a vaccine for COVID-19, Andrea Amalfitano, dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Endowed Professor of Pediatrics, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, uses his expertise to shed light on how vaccines work and the process for creating new ones. The first of this two-part series addresses general questions about vaccines. The second part will address development of the COVID-19 vaccine.Read more