<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news-events/downstate-update/digest/issue-04/augenbraun-vaccines-matter.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><categories/><pubDate>08/06/2026 11:19:54 AM</pubDate><title>Dr. Michael Augenbraun Explains Why Vaccines Matter</title><sub-title/><description>For Michael H. Augenbraun, M.D., protecting people from infectious diseases has shaped a career that spans patient care, research, education, hospital epidemiology, and public health.</description><author>Office of Communications &amp; Marketing</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="https://www.downstate.edu/faculty/infectious-diseases/_images/augenbraun-michael.jpg" alt="Michael H. Augenbraun, MD"/></image><loc>/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/news-events/downstate-update/digest/issue-04/augenbraun-vaccines-matter.xml</loc><tags><tag>Downstate Health</tag><tag>Infectious Diseases</tag></tags><categories/></item>