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In today’s health headlines, what to know about genital herpes – how common is it and why there is a stigma around it, a new vaccine to prevent herpes is in the works, and how the specialized approach for this vaccine might lead the way against other viruses. Dr. Akiko Iwasaki, Sterling Professor of immunobiology at Yale University School of Medicine, joined Good Morning Connecticut at 9 a.m. to discuss.

Founded at a pivotal moment in national research policy, Women’s Health Research at Yale helped close critical knowledge gaps in medicine—and is now advancing a new era of biologically-informed care that improves treatment for women and men.

“We know that some people experience prolonged and debilitating symptoms after vaccination, and this warrants further clinical, epidemiological and mechanistic studies to better understand what causes these illnesses,” said Akiko Iwasaki, an immunologist at Yale who studies post-vaccine syndrome and its similarity to long Covid.

Akiko Iwasaki, a professor of immunology at Yale School of Medicine who was not involved in the study but calls it “very interesting.” “In humans, there are different structures in the nose and the throat and the deeper lung,” she says. “Whether or not this type of vaccination can induce similar structures in humans is something that needs to be tested.”

In today’s Health Headlines, tips to prevent catching the flu during holiday gatherings, how a newly developing type of nasal booster can improve flu immunity, and what to know about the link between a common virus and diseases like lupus, multiple sclerosis, and long COVID.

During an interview on the Health & Veritas podcast, Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, discussed post-acute infection syndromes, like Long COVID, and what we’re learning about them.

Growing up in Uzbekistan as the Soviet Union crumbled, Ruslan Medzhitov, PhD, was an aspiring biologist whose academic pursuits were nearly derailed by forced labor, military conscription near Chernobyl during its nuclear meltdown, and an attempted coup.

Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, is co-winner of the 2025 Keio Medical Science Prize, which recognizes outstanding and original achievements by researchers who have contributed to the welfare of humanity in the fields of medicine and life sciences.

Early findings indicate that Epstein-Barr Virus may also cause the autoimmune disease lupus.