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Listen to the @PNASNews podcast as Dr. Lauren Ancel Meyers breaks down our findings on vaccine impact during the 2022–23 flu surge👉 pnas.org/post/podcast/i… @meyerslab @UTPandemics @UTAustin @TexasScience @DellMedSchool @utsystem @austintexasgov @texas_IB @CIDatUT @theNASciences

A new study by UT researchers estimates influenza vaccination prevented ~ 70,000 US hospitalizations in 2022–2023. Vaccinating young adults provides strong indirect protection for older adults.👉pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn… @UTPandemics @UTAustin @TexasScience @DellMedSchool @texas_IB

UT researchers & collaborators develop a new EPIMODULATION tool to identify epidemic peaks, supporting hospital planning & resource allocation. cns.utexas.edu/news/research/… @meyerslab @UTAustin @TexasScience @DellMedSchool @austintexasgov @texas_IB @CIDatUT @AusPublicHealth @utsystem

Austin Spearheads Public Health Innovation with Nationwide Measles Outbreak Calculator 👉hoodline.com/2025/07/austin… #epiEngage @laurenmeyers @meyerslab @UTPandemics @UTAustin @TexasScience @DellMedSchool @utsystem @austintexasgov @texas_IB @UT_Stats @CIDatUT @TACC @CAPTRSgames

How Austin officials are helping to stop measles outbreak with data👉statesman.com/story/news/hea… #epiEngage @laurenmeyers @meyerslab @UTPandemics @UTAustin @TexasScience @DellMedSchool @utsystem @TexasScience @austintexasgov @texas_IB @UT_Stats @CIDatUT @TACC @CAPTRSgames @statesman

Austin @austintexasgov & @AusPublicHealth, in collaboration with a national network of public health leaders & academic institutions, #epiEngage @UTPandemics @meyerslab, have developed a measles calculator now being used nationwide to prevent outbreaks 👇 austintexas.gov/news/austin-de…

Lauren Ancel Meyers is a UT researcher whose pandemic modeling helped shape COVID-19 strategy across the U.S. Now, she’s leading efforts to equip public health agencies with powerful tools to prepare for future outbreaks — saving lives through data. 🧠 Learn more: bit.ly/3G1GpwV #ItStartsWithResearch #TexasResearch #WhatStartsHere

Thanks to Harvard @PublicHealthMag for highlighting the great work Insight Net is doing, including our partnership with @MassDPH. @texasscience @utaustin @utpandemics harvardpublichealth.org/policy-practic…

Not your usual game night! @UTPandemics brought public health experts & researchers together for a gamified outbreak simulation, dissecting clues to track a hypothetical disease spread & sharing diverse opinions on the importance of pandemic preparedness.👇cns.utexas.edu/news/features/…

In @NYAmNews, Dr. Lauren Ancel Meyers of @meyerslab, @UTPandemics, @UTAustin, @TexasScience, @DellMedSchool, & @utsystem explains that, although increased immunity in the population reduces COVID-19 severity, it does not prevent its spread entirely. More👇 amsterdamnews.com/news/2024/10/2…

If you want a little politics cleanser, I finally made a short write up on our recent paper looking at how the size of an outbreak forecast ensemble impacts its performance: thefoxlab.wordpress.com/2024/10/28/new…

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A retrospective cohort study reveals crucial insights on Paxlovid efficacy in hospitalized COVID patients. Early treatment within 3-5 days significantly reduces viral shedding & transmission risks in our recent study👉elifesciences.org/articles/89801 @UTPandemics @UTAustin @TexasScience

Discover how the Center for Advanced Preparedness & Threat Response Simulation @CAPTRSgames is harnessing the power of gaming to train & equip communities for pandemic preparedness in @laurenmeyers' chat with @fox7austin 👉fox7austin.com/video/1431322 @meyerslab @UTPandemics @UTAustin

New study assesses COVID-19 interventions in schools: If half of all students wear face masks or vaccinate, both infection risks & absenteeism are expected to decrease sharply 👉 sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @meyerslab @mikha_ehl @FoxandtheFlu @UTPandemics @UTAustin @TexasScience

Tracking COVID dynamics & population immunity. Our projections for BA.1, BA.4 & BA.5 suggest that higher levels of SARS-Cov-2 booster uptake in mid 2022 would've averted thousands of deaths in the US. @meyerslab @UTPandemics @AnassBouchnita @FoxandtheFlu doi.org/10.1016/j.epid…

In this @NewYorker post, @UTAustin modeling team (@meyerslab, @UTPandemics) was mentioned as having played a pivotal role in pandemic response and their innovative use of cell-phone data to track mobility patterns captured dynamic shifts in human behavior. newyorker.com/culture/annals…

Public health impact of #Paxlovid as treatment for #COVID19, United States, EID journal, bit.ly/3tMDmmG (Authors: Yuan Bai, et al.) @meyerslab @bencowling88 @Alison_Galvani @UTPandemics @laurenmeyers

New Study Alert: We examined the population-level benefits of expanding Paxlovid's use for treating SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant infections in the US. More👇wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30… @meyerslab @UTPandemics @laurenmeyers @TexasScience @UTAustin @utsystem @Alison_Galvani @bencowling88

According to the @CDCgov, Flu & COVID infections surged during holidays & Dr. Lauren Meyers @meyerslab @laurenmeyers from @UTPandemics @UTAustin @TexasScience @utsystem said there is a lot of uncertainty about when & how high the spike will peak. More👇fortune.com/well/2024/01/0…