COVID QUESTIONS | favorite vaccine

KELLEY: “I think the HPV vaccine is pretty  amazing, in that it helps to prevent cancer. The link between infectious diseases and cancer and vaccinology is pretty awesome. 

SUTHAR: “The smallpox vaccine, since it eradicated smallpox throughout the world. My runner-up would be the yellow fever vaccine due to how quickly it was developed in a lab where they didn’t have a lot of the modern tools and techniques we have today. 

AMARA: “Smallpox, because it has saved so many lives. But really, it’s whatever I am working on currently. Nearly every day something new comes out of the lab. It’s so exciting—what is it I’m going to hear today?  

ROUPHAEL: “We celebrate all vaccines and believe in the power of vaccines to prevent disease. When I was small, I always enjoyed getting vaccines from my pediatrician, a few drops on a sugar cube, it tasted great. So, early on, I had developed a very positive image of vaccines. I guess my dream vaccine would be a pan-coronavirus vaccine, something that will cover any kind of coronavirus that will emerge. It’s amazing how this disease occurred every decade, and we still hadn’t taken it seriously until the pandemic hit.

EDUPUGANTI: “Rubella (part of MMR vaccine, for German measles), because it protects both mother and child—a two-for-one deal!

AHMAD: “Honestly, I don’t have a favorite. But the huge importance of the smallpox vaccine is there for us to recognize. It’s a very logical choice since it changed the world in many ways, and it’s the only vaccine so far that resulted in the eradication of the pathogen. Our very own Bill Foege (Presidential Distinguished Professor of International Health Emeritus) and Walt Orenstein (professor of medicine, pediatrics, and global health) were involved in the effort. They were CDC superstars before they were Emory superstars.