Mitigating the Effect of COVID in
Children: The Struggle Continues
Dr. Wilmore C. Webley, Assoc. Professor & Assoc. Dean, Office
of Inclusion & Engagement in the Graduate School at the University of
Massachusetts Amherst. Dr. Webley has received a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in
Microbiology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with expertise
in immunology, infectious disease, host-pathogen interactions, and a
concentration in vaccine development. Dr. Webley discusses the new
bivalent BA.5 booster and the challenges the new variants impose. In
addition, an overview is presented on the life cycle of viruses, their
propensity for mutation and the ever-increasing myriad of SARS-CoV-2
variants which have evolved. An overview of the WHO classification of
viruses is also given.
Health Watch USAsm meeting, Nov. 21, 2022.
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