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Children ages 6 months through 4 years are now eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines! The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is authorized as a three-dose series for children ages 6 months through 4 years, and the Moderna vaccine is authorized as a two-dose series for children ages 6 months through 5 years.
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CEAL’s Scientific Pathway continues to grow
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 Dr. Marcos Ramos-Benitez
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 Dr. Genevieve Fouda
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 Dr. Andrew Campbell
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We welcomed three new members to CEAL’s Scientific Pathway this month:
Dr. Marcos Ramos-Benitez
Dr. Ramos-Benitez, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral research associate at NIH’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences. He is also founder and president of Ciencia en tus Manos, a non-profit organization that uses social media platforms to facilitate science and STEM education for Hispanic/Latino communities.
Dr. Genevieve Fouda
Genevieve Fouda, Ph.D., M.D., is an associate professor of pediatrics in the Duke Human Vaccine Institute at the Duke University School of Medicine. Dr. Fouda's research focuses on understanding infant immune responses to infection and vaccination.
Dr. Andrew Campbell
Andrew Campbell, M.D., is the director of the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Program at Children’s National and an associate professor of pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr. Campbell has extensive experience in pediatric clinical trial design.
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Researchers seek 40,000 volunteers for study of Long COVID
NIH’s RECOVER Initiative is seeking people of all ages, races, ethnicities, and backgrounds who have Long COVID, defined as being sick many months after having COVID-19. The goal of the initiative is to understand how to better prevent, test, and treat Long COVID.
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Study shows substantial health disparities for Native people in Alaska
The rate of hospitalizations and deaths of American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN) people in Alaska was about three times the rate for white people in that state, a CDC study from 2020 to 2021 showed. However, AI/AN people had only about twice the rate of COVID-19. The authors conclude that culturally competent public health efforts designed in collaboration with AI/AN communities are critical to reducing these COVID-19–associated disparities.
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Tool shows when it’s time for a booster
A new tool on the CDC website helps you know when you or your family members should get one or more COVID-19 boosters. Boosters are now recommended for most people to help prevent serious illness or death from COVID-19.
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Funding opportunity for health equity researchers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Minority Research Grant Program supports health equity researchers at minority-serving institutions who are investigating or addressing health care disparities affecting racial and ethnic minorities; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people; people with disabilities; people who live in rural areas; and people otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality. The deadline to submit applications for the 2022 awards is July 28 at 3 p.m. ET.
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Events and Key Conversations
CEAL events promote community engagement, inclusion in research, and COVID-19 vaccines. These key conversations, including town halls and panel discussions, can also be found on our Events page.
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CEACR to host webinar discussing partner compensation
June 24, 1-2 p.m. ET | Register now
Join us for the first webinar hosted by CEACR, NIH CEAL’s new consultative resource. The webinar is titled “Successful community engaged research: Humanizing institutional processes for offering proper partner compensation.” The event will be translated live into Spanish and American Sign Language.
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