Get the latest COVID-19 news from infectious diseases expert Mark Rupp, MD, including COVID-19 case rates, types of variants circulating and vaccine updates.

A new vaccine will be available later this fall, updated to be more effective against the currently circulating COVID-19 strains. When it is released, everyone should consider getting the new booster, says infectious diseases specialist Mark Rupp, MD.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued a warning about the alarming spread of the drug-resistant fungus Candida auris, or C. auris. The pathogen was ranked one of the greatest fungal threats to global public health by the World Health Organization in 2022.

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Avian influenza, or bird flu, has garnered more media attention this past year. Recent outbreaks in various parts of the world have caused concern, from wild birds in a Cuban zoo to the significant impact on poultry farms.

Many studies of what we call long COVID-19 are underway around the world as scientific and medical communities work to understand more about the virus and its long-term effects. More is being learned every day.

In this video, watch infectious diseases experts Mark Rupp, MD, and Armando De Alba Rosales, MD, MPH, answer your questions about the omicron variant.

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The Nebraska Hospital Association recognized Mark Rupp, MD, for his dedicated service during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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