Programs
Infant RSV Prevention Study (MELODY)
We are currently conducting a study to assess whether a new product, called Nirsevimab, protects infants against Respira…
Focus area(s):
Infectious Disease Prevention
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, AZ
Navajo Nation>Gallup, NM
Navajo Nation>Shiprock, NM
Maternal RSV Vaccination (m301)
Respiratory syncytial virus (or RSV) is a common virus that causes respiratory illness. In infants, especially those les…
Focus area(s):
Infectious Disease Prevention
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, AZ
Navajo Nation>Gallup, NM
Pneumococcal Carriage among Native Americans in the Southwest Study (PNEU-CARE)
ABOUT:
This study will help us understand how much and which strains of pneumo are present in the community. The goa…
Focus area(s):
Infectious Disease Prevention
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation>Chinle, AZ
Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, AZ
Navajo Nation>Gallup, NM
Navajo Nation>Shiprock, NM
Navajo Nation>Tuba City, AZ
White Mountain Apache>Whiteriver, AZ
RSV Prevention Part II
Study Background
We conducted the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Prevention Phase II study to help us better u…
Focus area(s):
Infectious Disease Prevention
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation>Chinle, AZ
Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, AZ
Navajo Nation>Gallup, NM
Navajo Nation>Shiprock, NM
Navajo Nation>Tuba City, AZ
White Mountain Apache>Whiteriver, AZ
Studies of Convalescent Plasma to Prevent and Treat COVID-19 Disease
COVID-19 disease is caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a new virus that emerged in …
Focus area(s):
Infectious Disease Prevention
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation>Gallup, NM
Navajo Nation>Shiprock, NM
Study of a vaccine for reducing ear and lung infections in children
Study of a vaccine for reducing ear and lung infections in children
The bacteria, Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococc…
Focus area(s):
Infectious Disease Prevention
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation>Chinle, AZ
Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, AZ
Navajo Nation>Gallup, NM
Navajo Nation>Shiprock, NM
White Mountain Apache>Whiteriver, AZ
Study of an investigational 15-valent pneumococcal vaccine for adults (Adult PCV15 Study)
Native Americans in the southwest United States have among the highest rates of severe disease caused by the bacterium S…
Focus area(s):
Infectious Disease Prevention
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation>Chinle, AZ
Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, AZ
Navajo Nation>Gallup, NM
Navajo Nation>Shiprock, NM
White Mountain Apache>Whiteriver, AZ
The HibVax Study
Brief study summary
In partnership with the Navajo Nation and Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, we conducte…
Focus area(s):
Infectious Disease Prevention
Associated location(s):
Navajo Nation>Chinle, AZ
Navajo Nation>Fort Defiance, AZ
Navajo Nation>Gallup, NM
Navajo Nation>Shiprock, NM
