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Recent News:
- The Covid questions we still can’t answer
Politico, April 7 (Bill Hanage) - COVID vaccine plus infection can lead to months of immunity
Nature, April 6 (Miguel Hernán) - Cost of distancing may outweigh benefits for healthy adults
Harvard Gazette, April 4 (Karestan Koenen) - From ‘herd immunity’ to today, Covid minimisers are still sabotaging our pandemic progress
The Guardian, March 29 (Bill Hanage) - Was omicron more deadly than it needed to be in Mass.? Some experts say yes
WBUR, March 29 (Bill Hanage) - As Covid-19 Flares Anew in Britain, the U.S. Watches for Possible New Surge
Wall Street Journal, March 24 (Bill Hanage) - Lessons from the COVID data wizards
Nature, March 23 (Bill Hanage) - Another COVID Wave Is Looming
The Atlantic, March 17 (Bill Hanage) - COVID-19 cases in other countries are rising. How worried should the US be?
Boston Globe, March 16 (Bill Hanage) - Harvard Expert Says Don’t Assume COVID Is ‘Done With Us’ On Pandemic’s Second Anniversary
WBZ, March 11 (Bill Hanage) - ‘Endemic’ is not an exit
The Harvard Gazette, March 9 (Bill Hanage) - When is a pandemic ‘over’?
Science, March 4 (Caroline Buckee) - Some people may still need to wear a mask as restrictions lift, Boston doctors say
GBH’s “Greater Boston”, March 4 (Bill Hanage) - Public health restrictions in Canada are being dropped. So what does this mean for vaccinated individuals in the face of Omicron?
Globe and Mail, March 4 (Bill Hanage)
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Older News:
January - February 2022
- Taking Vitamins and Supplements Won’t Help Reduce Your Risk of Dying From COVID-19
Health Magazine, February 28 (Walter Willett) - New Covid vaccinations drop in US as cases and hospitalizations decline
The Guardian, February 28 (Bill Hanage) - The global COVID-19 treatment divide
The Lancet, February 25 (Don Goldmann) - Indoor masking no longer necessary across most of the U.S, CDC says
Today.com, February 25 (Bill Hanage) - The Hard Lessons We Learned — and Didn’t — From Two Years in Pandemic School
Washington Post, February 24 (Bill Hanage) - CDC Says 10% Of COVID Swabs Sent to Genome Lab, Raising Privacy Questions
Newsweek, February 16 (Alberto Ascherio) - ‘Incredibly encouraging’: Coronavirus level in Eastern Mass. waste water is down 98 percent from peak
Boston Globe, February 16 (Bill Hanage) - Protecting the Vulnerable
New York Times, February 14 (Bill Hanage) - This is what it means to learn to live with COVID-19
National Post, February 11 (Bill Hanage) - Will a mask protect me even if no one else is wearing one?
NBC News, February 8 (Bill Hanage) - Vastly unequal US has world’s highest Covid death toll – it’s no coincidence
The Guardian, February 6 (Bill Hanage) - The Omicron variant: Weighing the severity
Observer Research Foundation (ORF), February 3 (Marc Lipsitch) - Is Omicron really ‘milder’? Not exactly.
The Harvard Gazette, February 2 (Bill Hanage) - Ask the Docs: Marking two years since the first COVID case in Boston
WBUR, February 1 (Bill Hanage) - Endemicity Is Meaningless
The Atlantic, February 1 (Bill Hanage) - Wastewater COVID is down 90% from its omicron peak. Experts are still concerned
WBUR, January 28 (Bill Hanage) - Yes, Omicron Is Loosening Its Hold. But the Pandemic Has Not Ended.
The New York Times, January 27 (Bill Hanage) - Hanage and other scientists keep close watch on Omicron subvariant
The Harvard Gazette, January 26 (Bill Hanage) - Moderna starts trial on omicron-specific Covid booster in adults
NBC News, January 26 (Bill Hanage) - The rise of rapid tests has made diagnosis easier. But it could make Omicron data ‘dodgy in the extreme.
The Boston Globe, January 25 (Bill Hanage) - Why Covid-19 is always one step ahead of the US response
Vox, January 20 (Bill Hanage) - Omicron optimism and shift from pandemic to endemic
The Harvard Gazette, January 20 (Bill Hanage) - Why Covid-19 is always one step ahead of the US response
Vox, January 20 (Bill Hanage) - Analysis-How Omicron highlights fading hope of herd immunity from COVID
WTVB , January 20 (Marc Lipsitch) - Omicron is “the fastest-spreading virus known to humankind.”
PolitiFact, January 20 (Bill Hanage) - After Omicron, This Pandemic Will Be Different
The New York Times, January 19 (Bill Hanage) - Experts reveal why most data-driven initiatives failed to impact COVID-19 public health crisis
News-Medical, January 19 (Caroline Buckee) - Omicron cases may be peaking in some U.S. states, but Covid is overwhelming hospitals.
The New York Times, January 18 (Bill Hanage) - Canadian COVID-19 vaccine study seized on by anti-vaxxers — highlighting dangers of early research in pandemic
CBC, January 15 (Marc Lipsitch) - The omicron surge may be starting to peak in some parts of the U.S.
NPR, January 14 (Bill Hanage) - Omicron may be plateauing in Northeastern cities
Changing America, January 13 (Bill Hanage) - Will the Coronavirus Pandemic Ever End?
Voice of America, January 12 (Karestan Koenen) - ‘Unambiguously good news’: Sharp decline in COVID wastewater levels in Boston area
WBUR, January 12 (Bill Hanage) - Greater Boston could be past its latest coronavirus peak, new wastewater data shows
GBH, January 11 (Bill Hanage) - Omicron has completely changed the pandemic — it’s time to change how we respond to it
CBC, January 8 (Bill Hanage) - COVID may become endemic — meaning the virus and its mutations may never disappear
The Boston Globe, January 8 (Marc Lipsitch) - Rapid nasal COVID tests feared to be returning false negatives
Axios, January 6 (Bill Hanage) - Omicron: ‘The fastest-spreading virus in history’
El País, January 3 (Bill Hanage) - Scientists Predict Omicron Will Peak in the U.S. in Mid-January But Still May Overwhelm Hospitals
Yahoo News/The New York Times, January 1 (Bill Hanage)
November - December 2021
- Fact-check: Can vaccinated people spread COVID-19?
Austin American-Statesman, December 30 (Bill Hanage) - As Omicron Surges, Officials Shorten Isolation Times for Many Americans
The New York Times, December 27 (Bill Hanage) - Two Boston researchers propose ‘circuit breakers’ to stem spread of COVID-19
The Boston Globe, December 27 (Bill Hanage) - What to expect from America’s third year of COVID
Axios, December 26 (Bill Hanage) - The unvaccinated in the U.S. remain defiant.
The New York Times, December 25 (Bill Hanage) - The best-case scenario with omicron will still be bad
The Washington Post, December 21 (Bill Hanage) - Why is Omicron so contagious?
Scientific American, December 20 (Marc Lipsitch) - 2 Boston researchers urge CDC to encourage short-term restrictions in areas of high omicron spread
WBUR, December 20 (Bill Hanage) - ‘Tuesday is too late’: Health experts urge Biden to move faster amid Omicron threat
The Boston Globe, December 19 (Bill Hanage) - Preliminary laboratory data hint at what makes Omicron the most superspreading variant yet
STAT, December 17 (Bill Hanage) - The one-dose problem is real
Vox, December 11 (Bill Hanage) - Health Experts Worry CDC’s Covid Vaccination Rates Appear Inflated
Kaiser Health News, December 9 (Bill Hanage) - ‘Everything is on the table’: Wu announces free COVID tests, masks, and vaccination clinics to combat new phase of pandemic
The Boston Globe, December 7 (Bill Hanage) - Study: Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Demonstrates Superior Protection to Pfizer Vaccine
Pharmacy Times, December 7 (Barbra Dickerman) - We’re Not at Endemicity Yet
The Atlantic, December 6 (Bill Hanage) - Grappling with an uncertain reality as omicron and covid’s third year approach
The Washington Post, December 6 (Karestan Koenen) - Omicron ‘astonishing to behold,’ says Hanage
The Harvard Gazette, December 1 (Bill Hanage) - What We Know (And Don’t Know) About The Omicron Variant
NPR, November 29 (Bill Hanage) - Keeping an eye on Omicron
The Harvard Gazette, November 29 (Mary Bushman) - Does omicron pose a risk to the vaccinated? Too early to tell, epidemiologist says
NPR, November 27 (Bill Hanage) - New Virus Variant Stokes Concern but Vaccines Still Likely to Work
The New York Times, November 26 (Bill Hanage) - Is Delta the last Covid ‘super variant’?
The Guardian, November 21 (Bill Hanage) - This scientist now believes covid started in Wuhan’s wet market. Here’s why.
MIT Technology Review, November 19 (Bill Hanage) - Population impact of SARS-CoV-2 variants with enhanced transmissibility and/or partial immune escape
Cell, November 18 (Mary Bushman, Rebecca Kahn, Bradford Taylor, Marc Lipsitch, & Bill Hanage) - Callers to global helplines voiced similar pandemic worries
The Seattle Times, November 17 (Karestan Koenen) - COVID-19 infections appear to creeping up again in Massachusetts
Boston.com, November 12 (Bill Hanage) - ‘The pandemic is not over’: In a worrisome trend, COVID-19 cases are rising again in Mass.
The Boston Globe, November 11 (Bill Hanage) - Not all Covid waves look the same. Here’s a snapshot of the Delta surge
Stat, November 8 (Bill Hanage) - How to Host Thanksgiving With Unvaccinated Friends and Family
The New York Times, November 2 (Michael Mina) - America Has Lost the Plot on COVID
The Atlantic, November 1 (Bill Hanage) - At-Home Covid Tests and Why Some People Can’t Stop Self-Swabbing
The New York Times, November 1 (Michael Mina) - Global Covid-19 Death Toll Tops Five Million
The Wall Street Journal, November 1 (Bill Hanage) - Why at-home coronavirus tests are easy to use and hard to find
The Washington Post, November 1 (Michael Mina)
September - October 2021
- COVID-19 testing still critical to managing pandemic
The Times of Noblesville, October 25 (Michael Mina) - People wonder if they should keep calm and carry on in the face of delta plus variant
NPR, October 22 (Bill Hanage) - Covid-19 Herd Immunity Proves Elusive in U.K.
The Wall Street Journal, October 21 (Bill Hanage) - For the vaccinated, how risky could holiday gatherings be?
Los Angeles Times, October 2o (Michael Mina) - How States Could Reach Herd Immunity As Delta Variant Continues To Dominate
Newsweek, October 20 (Bill Hanage) - The coronavirus is still mutating. But will that matter? ‘We need to keep the respect for this virus.’
The Washington Post, October 18 (Bill Hanage) - Harvard Immunologist Champions At-Home Covid Tests to Beat the Pandemic
Bloomberg, October 12 (Michael Mina) - If you’ve already had COVID, do you need a vaccine?
The Seattle Times, October 12 (Bill Hanage) - Rapid tests can make it easier to gather safely for the holidays
The Boston Globe, October 12 (Michael Mina & Stephen Kissler) - Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Michael Mina
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, October 6 (Michael Mina) - Signs of encouragement as US sees drop in Covid cases and hospitalizations
The Guardian, October 4 (Bill Hanage) - Why Are Americans Still—Still!—Wearing Cloth Masks?
The Atlantic, October 4 (Bill Hanage) - Harvard’s Michael Mina on Rapid Tests
Patch (Middletown Community Health Center), October 1 (Michael Mina) - Declining COVID-19 cases stir cautious optimism
The Hill, September 30 (Bill Hanage) - State Police, union trade assertions over vaccine mandate; disease experts say troopers should get shots
The Boston Globe, September 28 (Michael Mina) - Epidemiologist predicts likely decline in U.S. COVID cases, deaths
The Harvard Gazette, September 27 (Bill Hanage) - We Need to Rethink Our COVID Testing Priorities
Slate, September 27 (Michael Mina) - Are We Getting COVID Testing All Wrong?
Slate, September 24 (Michael Mina) - Is The Worst Over? Models Predict A Steady Decline In COVID Cases Through March
NPR, September 22 (Bill Hanage) - De Blasio has still set up NYC kids for needless school closures
The New York Post, September 21 (Michael Mina) - An Epidemiologist Says At-Home Testing Is Key To Stopping COVID
NPR, September 14 (Michael Mina) - Making sense of Covid data before the next crisis
POLITICO, September 8 (Marc Lipsitch) - Epidemiologist Weighs In On The Current State Of The COVID-19 Pandemic
WBUR, September 5 (Bill Hanage) - Rapid Covid tests are more accurate than we think, epidemiologist says
Evening Standard, September 4 (Michael Mina) - Don’t let delta disrupt learning, expert says
The Harvard Gazette, September 2 (Marc Lipsitch) - In Defense of the At-Home Rapid Test
WNYC, September 1 (Michael Mina)
July - August 2021
- C.1.2 variant has concerning mutations, experts say, but Americans shouldn’t panic: ‘I wouldn’t lose any sleep’
USA TODAY, August 31 (Bill Hanage) - The latest on the coronavirus outbreak for August 23
CBC News, August 23 (Bill Hanage) - Delta’s Gift Is Hybrid Immunity
The Wall Street Journal, August 20 (Michael Mina & Marc Lipsitch) - Vaccine Effectiveness Against Infection May Wane, C.D.C. Studies Find
The New York Times, August 18 (Bill Hanage) - What to Know About Breakthrough Infections and the Delta Variant
The New York Times, August 17 (Michael Mina) - In a Handful of States, Early Data Hint at a Rise in Breakthrough Infections
The New York Times, August 17 (Michael Mina) - ‘The writing’s on the wall’: Harvard doctor predicts seniors will need vaccine boosters in next 2 months
Boston.com, August 16 (Michael Mina) - Don’t Panic, But Breakthrough Cases May Be a Bigger Problem Than You’ve Been Told Current public-health messaging may understate the scale and risk. The Delta Variant is the Symptom of a Bigger Threat: Vaccine Refusal
New York Magazine, August 12 (Michael Mina) - Harvard epidemiologist: Delta variant isn’t going away
Boston Herald, August 3 (Bill Hanage) - The Delta Variant is the Symptom of a Bigger Threat: Vaccine Refusal
The New York Times, July 25 (Bill Hanage) - COVID-19 Vaccines: Is Fractional Dosing a Solution for Supply-Short Southeast Asia?
South China Morning Post, July 22 (Marc Lipsitch) - Why England’s COVID ‘Freedom Day’ Alarms Researchers
Nature, July 14 (Bill Hanage)
- The Danger of the Delta Variant
Harvard Chan School, July 8 (Bill Hanage) - During Their Second COVID-19 Summer, Unvaccinated Tweens are Struggling.
National Geographic, July 6 (Archana Basu) - Experts Say Those in Mass. Should Respect But Not Fear the Delta Variant
The Boston Globe, July 1 (Bill Hanage)
May - June 2021
May 2021
- Reaching ‘Herd Immunity’ is Unlikely in the U.S., Experts Now Believe
The New York Times, May 3 (Marc Lipsitch) - Biden Urges at Least 70 Percent of US Adults to Get First Shot by July 4
Roll Call, May 4 (Marc Lipsitch) - Life May Feel More Normal Even Before Herd Immunity is Reached
CNN, May 4 (Bill Hanage) - CDC Projects a ‘Sharp Decline’ in Covid Cases in the U.S. by July
NBC News, May 5 (Bill Hanage) - Officials Are Urging People Not to Forge Covid-19 Vaccine Cards. Here’s Why It Matters
CNN, May 8 (Michael Mina) - COVID-19 Data on Trans and Gender-Expansive People, Stat!
Health Affairs, May 12 (Mai-Han Trinh and Dougie Zubizarreta) - Top Researchers are Calling for a Real Investigation into the Origin of Covid-19
MIT Technology Review, May 13 (Marc Lipsitch) - Mask Mandates Might be Going Away, But Don’t Ditch Yours Just Yet, Scientists Caution
Stat News, May 16, (Bill Hanage) - Why a Group of Scientists are Calling for an Investigation into Origin of Pandemic
WBUR, May 16 (Marc Lipsitch) - It’s Time for America’s Fixation on Herd Immunity to End, Scientists Say
NPR, May 18 (Marc Lipsitch) - What Really Happened with that Weird Yankees COVID Outbreak
New York Magazine, May 19 (Michael Mina) update link remove twitter link - A Key to the Next Pandemic: An Early-Warning System
Harvard Gazette, May 19 (Michael Mina) - How the Covid Pandemic Ends: Scientists Look to the Past to See the Future
Stat News, May 19 (Marc Lipsitch) - Our Eyes on the Virus: Why We Still Need Widespread Rapid Testing Even with Vaccines
Time, May 25 (Michael Mina) - The Beginning of the End of the American Pandemic
The New Yorker, May 25 (Marc Lipsitch) - The U.S. May Never Hit the Herd Immunity Threshold. That’s OK.
The New York Times, May 28 (Marc Lipsitch) - Third Wave of Covid May Be Under Way in UK, Scientists Say
The Guardian, May 30 (Bill Hanage)June 2021
- Covid-19 Cases Will Likely Rise Again in the Fall. Here’s How to Keep Schools Open.
The Washington Post, June 1 (Michael Mina) - We’re Part of a Planning Group for a Covid-19 Commission. Here’s Why We Need One.
The Washington Post, June 2 (Marc Lipsitch) - Covid Cases in U.S. Fall to Levels Not Seen Since March 2020
NBC News, June 3 (Bill Hanage) - Hard Lessons in the Midst of Hope
Harvard Public Health, Spring 2021 (Bill Hanage) - States Scale Back Pandemic Reporting, Stirring Alarm
NPR, June 11 (Bill Hanage) - Why Scientists Tweak Lab Viruses to Make Them More Contagious
Scientific American, June 14 (Marc Lipsitch) - The Evidence is Clear – There Was No Excuse for Hancock’s Care Homes Strategy
The Guardian, June 17, (Bill Hanage) - Why Joe Biden’s Vaccine Target Failure is Not a Disaster
Newsweek, June 21 (Bill Hanage) - There Are Still People Dying of COVID-19 Nearly Every Day. For Their Loved Ones, the World is Far From Normal
The Boston Globe, June 24 (Christy Denckla) - As COVID-19 Deaths Hit Record Lows, Those Dying are Younger and More Disproportionately Black than Before
CNN, June 23 (Bill Hanage) - Fight Over COVID’S Origins Renews Debate on Risks of Lab Work
The New York Times, June 23 (Marc Lipsitch) - Why You Still Might Want to Have a Home COVID Test on Hand
The New York Times, June 29 (Michael Mina)
March - April 2021
March 2021
- Biden Promises Enough Coronavirus Vaccine for ‘Every Adult in America’ by the End of May
The Washington Post, March 2 (Bill Hanage) - Vaccine Research Must Include Pregnant Women During COVID and Beyond
The Hill, March 3 (Michelle Williams and Julia Wu) - COVID Vaccines May Prevent Spread but Inoculated People Should Still Be Careful
Newsweek, March 5 (Marc Lipsitch) - Study Finds Mask Mandates, Dining Out Influence Virus Spread
AP News, March 5 (Bill Hanage) - What Will Life in America Be Like in 2022?
The New Republic, March 11 (Marc Lipsitch) - ‘An Accelerated Cauldron of Evolution’: Covid-19 Patients with Cancer, HIV, May Play a Role in Emergence of Variants
The Washington Post, March 11 (Bill Hanage) - How The West Lost COVID, How Did So Many Rich Countries get it So Wrong? How Did Others Get it So Right?
New York Magazine, March 15 (Michael Mina) - First Case of Potentially More Contagious Brazil COVID Variant Found In Massachusetts
WGBH, March 16 (Bill Hanage) - White House to Spend Billions to Increase Virus Testing and Ease Reopening
The New York Times, March 17 (Michael Mina) - When it’s safe to go back to normal
Vox, March 19 (Bill Hanage) - There Have Been Many Failures Over Covid. We Cannot Afford to Forget Them
The Guardian, March 22 (Bill Hanage) - Putting the Viruses of the World into a Panopticon is No Longer Impossible
The Economist, March 23 (Michael Mina) - Plan for COVID-19 as Chronic, but Manageable Threat, Experts Say
VOA News, March 24 (Michael Mina) - U.S. Needs to Expand Rapid COVID-19 Testing, Experts Say
AXIOS, March 24 (Michael Mina) - What will Returning to Normal Feel Like?
Boston, March 26 (Karestan Koenen) - Massive, Cheap Testing is Still a Key Part in Ending the Pandemic: Businesses Could Help
Fast Company, March 26 (Michael Mina) - In the U.S., Cases Tick Upward Again as Variants Spread and States Lift Restrictions.
The New York Times, March 28 (Bill Hanage) - Cases in Florida, a National Covid Bellwether, Are Rising — Especially Among Younger People.
The New York Times, March 28 (Bill Hanage) - Officials Warn of Regression in Coronavirus Fight as Cases Rise in Mass. and Across the Nation
Boston Globe, March 29 (Marc Lipstich) - Recovering from the Emotional Challenges of the Pandemic
The New Yorker, March 30 (Archana Basu)April 2021
- COVID-19 Vaccines May Reduce Transmission, Experts say, But Vaccinated Americans still Need to Wear Masks in Public. Here’s why.
USA Today, April 3 (Michael Mina) - A Shot in the Arm
Harvard Public Health Magazine, Winter 2021 (Jaap Goudsmit) - As States Expand Vaccines, Prisoners Still Lack Access
AP News, April 6 (Monik Jimenez) - Rapid Tests, in Time for Fall Surge
Harvard Magazine, April 8 (Michael Mina) - Origin of Covid-19 Pandemic is Sought in Old Blood Samples
The Wall Street Journal, April 8 (Michael Mina) - What You Need to Know about COVID-19 Variants
CommonWealth Magazine, April 13 (Bill Hanage) - The Fast Lane for COVID Testing Has Opened Up in the U.S.
Scientific American, April 16 (Michael Mina) - States Have a New Covid Problem: Too Much Vaccine
Politico, April 21 (Marc Lipsitch)
January - February 2021
January 2021
- Viral Mutations May Cause Another ‘Very, Very Bad’ COVID-19 Wave, Scientists Warn
Science Magazine, January 5 (Bill Hanage) - Should the U.S. Prioritize Giving More People a First Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine?
WBUR, January 5 (Marc Lipsitch) - Some States Put Residents 65 and Older Next in Line for COVID Vaccines
AARP, January 6 (Marc Lipsitch) - Scientists are Monitoring a Coronavirus Mutation that Could Affect the Strength of Vaccines
STAT News, January 7 (Marc Lipsitch) - New More Contagious Coronavirus Likely in Massachusetts, But Can Be Contained, Say Local Epidemiologists
WGBH, January 11 (Bill Hanage) - A Viral Mystery: Does One Infection Prevent Another?
The Boston Globe, January 22 (Michael Mina) - A Pandemic Playbook for a New Year
CNN, January 25 (Michael Mina) - First U.S. Case of Highly Transmissible Brazil Coronavirus Variant Identified in Minnesota
The Washington Post, January 25 (Bill Hanage) - Why Massachusetts is Vaccinating Young, Healthy Researchers Before Seniors
WGBH, January 26 (Michael Mina) - Crushing the Coronavirus: What’s Biden’s ‘Clear, Unified Approach’ on Testing?
ABC News, January 27 (Michael Mina) - Worrisome New Coronavirus Strains Are Emerging. Why Now?
Wired, January 27 (Bill Hanage) - Can the U.S. Keep Covid Variants in check? Here’s What it Takes.
NBC News, January 28 (Bill Hanage) - A COVID-19 Testing Startup That Has Served 10 States And Congress Is Under Fire From The FDA
BuzzFeed News, January 29 (Michael Mina) - As New Variants of The Virus Spread, A Race is on to Vaccinate The Public to Protect Against Potentially More Dangerous Strains
The Boston Globe, January 29 (Bill Hanage) - Coronavirus Mutations Add Urgency to Vaccination Effort as Experts Warn of Long Battle Ahead
The Washington Post, January 30 (Marc Lipsitch) - The Health 202: How Bad Are These Coronavirus Variants? Here’s What Experts Say.
The Washington Post, February 1 (Marc Lipsitch) - Covid-19 Mutations Make Immunity Math Incredibly Daunting
Bloomberg, February 3 (Marc Lipsitch) - Virus Variants Have Us Back Where We Were a Year Ago
The Washington Post, February 4 (Bill Hanage) - Israel’s Vaccination Results Point a Way Out of Virus Pandemic
The New York Times, February 5 (Bill Hanage) - Calls Grow for US to Rely on Rapid Tests to Fight Pandemic
AP News, February 6 (Michael Mina) - The Battle Over Schools Reopening Heats Up. What are the Facts?
CNN, February 8 (Michael Mina) - AP-NORC poll: A Third of US Adults Skeptical of COVID Shots
AP News, February 10 (Bill Hanage) - How Long Can COVID Cases Keep Plummeting?
New York Magazine, February 11 (Michael Mina) - Is it Safe to Visit Grandparents after Getting the Covid Vaccine?
NBC News, February 14 (Bill Hanage) - How to Stay Mentally Resilient During and After the Pandemic
Psychology Today, February 15 (Karestan Koenen) - Scientists are Trying to Spot New Viruses Before They Cause Pandemics
New York Magazine, February 15 (Michael Mina) - Lowering Covid-19 Cases is the Best Thing U.S. Can Do to Improve Chances That Vaccines Will Continue Working, Expert Says
CNN, February 18 (Michael Mina) - Cheap, Quick Coronavirus Tests Have Been Slow to Gain FDA Approval, a Continuing Point of Frustration
USA Today, February 19 (Michael Mina - The Coronavirus Is Threatening a Comeback. Here’s How to Stop It.
The New York Times, February 25 (Marc Lipsitch) - We’ll Probably Never Eliminate COVID-19 from the U.S. It’s Still Worth Trying
Time Magazine, February 25 (Bill Hanage)
January 2020 - December 2020
- Scientists warn nCoV more infectious than SARS, but experts have doubts
Center for Infectious Diseases Research and Policy, University of Minnesota, Jan. 29 (Marc Lipsitch & Caroline Buckee) - Experts Warn Coronavirus May Be Spreading Undetected in Indonesia, Thailand
VOA, Feb. 6 (Marc Lipsitch) - Indonesia Has No Reported Coronavirus Cases. Is That the Whole Picture?
The New York Times, Feb. 11 (Marc Lipsitch, Caroline Buckee, Aimee Taylor, Rene Niehus, & Pablo M de Salazar) - Using predicted imports of 2019-nCoV cases to determine locations that may not be identifying all imported cases
MedRxiv, Feb. 11 (Marc Lipsitch, Caroline Buckee, Aimee Taylor, Rene Niehus, & Pablo M de Salazar) - Quantifying bias of COVID-19 prevalence and severity estimates in Wuhan, China that depend on reported cases in international travelers
MedRxiv, Feb. 18 (Marc Lipsitch, Rene Niehus, Pablo M de Salazar, & Aimee Taylor) - Defining the Epidemiology of Covid-19 — Studies Needed
New England Journal of Medicine, Feb. 19 (Marc Lipsitch) - How to Report on the COVID-19 Outbreak Responsibly
Scientific American, Feb. 23 (Marc Lipsitch & Bill Hanage) - Testing for the coronavirus might have stopped it. Now it’s too late
The Washington Post, March 6 (Bill Hanage) - Why it’s so hard to pin down the risk of dying from coronavirus
The Washington Post, March 6 (Marc Lipsitch) - Projecting the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 through the post-pandemic period
MedRxiv, March 6 (Marc Lipsitch & Edward Goldstein (& Epi student Christine Tedijanto) - Former FDA chief & Harvard professor: Take smart steps to slow spread of the coronavirus
USA Today, March 9 (Marc Lipsitch) - If you can work from home, you should. Now.
The Washington Post, March 10 (Bill Hanage) - The interventions we must take to control the coronavirus
The Boston Globe, March 11 (Marc Lipsitch) - Seniors are the most vulnerable to coronavirus. You can help protect them.
The Washington Post, March 11 (Bill Hanage) - Puerto Rico must act now to stop the coronavirus
The Boston Globe, March 13 (Caroline Buckee) - 11 things everyone should know about getting the novel coronavirus
Vox, March 16 (Megan Murray) - Coronavirus reality check: 7 myths about social distancing, busted
USA Today, March 16 (Marc Lipsitch) - How long should Americans expect to live like this — separated from friends, coworkers and classmates? Experts say they don’t know.
The Boston Globe, March 16 (Bill Hanage) - Talking To Your Kids About Coronavirus
WBUR, March 17 (Karestan Koenen & Archana Basu) - Panic is spreading like the coronavirus. Here’s why we evolved to feel anxiety
National Geographic, March 17 (Karestan Koenen) - S. still ‘doing poorly’ on coronavirus testing, Harvard epidemiologist says
PRI’s “The World”, March 18 (Michael Mina) - The Coming Coronavirus Critical-Care Emergency
New Yorker, March 18 (Marc Lipsitch) - We know enough now to act decisively against Covid-19. Social distancing is a good place to start
STAT News, March 18 (Marc Lipsitch) - You Can Help Break the Chain of Transmission
The New York Times, March 19 (Bill Hanage) - An Epidemiologist Answers Your Coronavirus Questions
WNYC’s Brian Lehrer Show, March 19 (Caroline Buckee) - I asked eight chatbots whether I had Covid-19. The answers ranged from ‘low’ risk to ‘start home isolation’
STAT, March 23 (Andrew Beam) - Aggregated mobility data could help fight COVID-19
Science Magazine, March 23 (Caroline Buckee) - Battling the Pandemic of Fear
Thrive Global, March 26 (Karestan Koenen & Jordan Smoller) - Online forum aims to teach how to deal with pandemic stress
Harvard Gazette, March 26 (Christy Denckla) - Social distancing won’t last forever. But ending it by Easter will kill people.
The Washington Post, March 26 (Bill Hanage) - Flourishing amidst coronavirus
- Psychology Today, March 26 (Tyler VanderWeele)
- The realities of coronavirus ‘super-spreading’
The Boston Globe, March 27 (Bill Hanage) - How Broad Institute converted a clinical processing lab into a large-scale COVID-19 testing facility in a matter of days
Broad Institute, March 27 (Michael Mina) - On-again, off-again looks to be best social-distancing option
The Harvard Gazette, March 27 (Marc Lipsitch) - What we need to know before we can end social distancing
The Washington Post, April 1 (Caroline Buckee) - What we need to know before we can end social distancing
The Conversation, April 1 (David Hunter) - Navigating the Covid-19 pandemic: We’re just clambering into a life raft. Dry land is far away
STAT, April 1 (Marc Lipsitch) - Moral guidance on prioritizing care during a pandemic
Public Discourse, April 5 (Joint Statement, Tyler VanderWeele) - We are fighting a 21st-century disease with 20th-century weapons
The Guardian, April 5 (David Hunter) - When will life return to normal? Expert says US testing is too far behind to know, expects second wave of cases
USA Today, April 8 (Marc Lipsitch) - Coronavirus ‘is the Big One … I hope never to see bigger’: Harvard epidemiologist
USA Today, April 8 (Marc Lipsitch) - Harvard Immunologist: No Widespread Antibody Testing For Another Month, At Least
WBUR, April 10 (Michael Mina) - This Is Exactly How to Wear a Homemade Mask Safely
Self, April 10 (Marc Lipsitch) - Relearning ways to grieve
The Harvard Gazette, April 10 (Christy Denckla) - Tech giants can help save us from coronavirus — but should we let them?
New York Post, April 11 (Caroline Buckee) - Who Is Immune to the Coronavirus?
The New York Times, April 13 (Marc Lipsitch) - Some social distancing may be needed into 2022 to keep coronavirus in check, new study says
STAT, April 14 (Marc Lipsitch) - UK coronavirus death toll could be far higher than previously shown
Physician’s Weekly, April 14 (Bill Hanage) - Feeling more anxious and stressed? You’re not alone
The Harvard Gazette, April 16 (Karestan Koenen) - No matter how you crunch the numbers, this pandemic is only just getting started
The Guardian, April 16 (Bill Hanage) - ‘No fast track’ to normal when it comes to reopening economies
The Mercury News, April 16 (Caroline Buckee) - Covid-19 and the Stiff Upper Lip — The Pandemic Response in the United Kingdom
The New England Journal of Medicine, April 16 (David Hunter) - U.S. Confronts New Testing Dilemma: How to Figure Out Who Already Had Covid-19
Bloomberg, April 20 (Marc Lipsitch) - Top health experts caution against reopening society before coronavirus testing capacity expands
CNN, April 22 (Caroline Buckee) - It’s too soon to declare victory over coronavirus, expert says
The Boston Globe, April 22 (Bill Hanage) - Accurate Statistics on COVID-19 are essential for Policy Guidance and Decisions
American Journal of Public Health, April 23 (Tyler VanderWeele) - Harvard Epidemiologist Calls For Careful Consideration When It Comes To Lifting Pandemic Restrictions
WGBH, April 24 (Michael Mina) - The results of coronavirus ‘serosurveys’ are starting to be released. Here’s how to kick their tires
STAT News, April 24 (Michael Mina) - New idea to speed up coronavirus vaccine research is bold but dangerous
New York Post, April 27 (Marc Lipsitch) - Can We Track COVID-19 and Protect Privacy at the Same Time?
The New Yorker, April 27 (Caroline Buckee) - UK on Track for One of Europe’s Worst Virus Death Tolls
The New York Times, April 28 (Bill Hanage) - Tens of thousands of additional testing needed each day, researchers say
WCVB Boston, April 28 (Michael Mina) - Researchers Built Various Models To Predict Pandemic Shifts. Right Now, They Show ‘A Tremendous Amount Of Uncertainty’
WBUR, April 29 (Caroline Buckee) - ‘It doesn’t stay where you started’: Reopening some states heightens the risk of coronavirus surges in others
STAT, April 30 (Michael Mina) - “We are at the best possible point considering where we started”
El País, April 30 (Miguel Hernán) - Fact check: COVID-19 may be ‘here to stay,’ even after a vaccine
USA Today, April 30 (Bill Hanage) - ‘Biggest failure in a generation’: Where did Britain go wrong?
The Sydney Morning Herald, May 3 (David Hunter) - Discussion: Mental health, stress and resiliency during the coronavirus pandemic
PRI’s The World, May 4 (Karestan Koenen) - ‘Serology’ is the new coronavirus buzzword. Here’s why it matters.
The Washington Post, May 4 (Marc Lipsitch) - All In This Together, Yet Alone In Our Grief
Thrive Global, May 4 (Karestan Koenen) - Researchers hypothesize that a highly contagious strain of the coronavirus is spreading, but other experts remain skeptical
The Washington Post, May 5 (Bill Hanage) - How to deal with coronavirus-related stress: Harvard expert gives tips
Boston Herald, May 5 (Karestan Koenen) - Could your smartwatch detect the coronavirus?
ESPN, May 5 (Michael Mina) - ‘Social bubbles’ allow you to see friends as coronavirus lockdowns ease — but they might not work
CNBC, May 6 (Bill Hanage) - ‘Complacent’ UK draws global criticism for Covid-19 response
The Guardian, May 6 (David Hunter) - Harvard epidemiologist: Beware COVID-19’s second wave this fall
American Medical Association, May 8 (Marc Lipsitch) - Which Covid-19 Data Can You Trust?
Harvard Business Review, May 8 (Caroline Buckee) - This Is the Future of the Pandemic
The New York Times, May 8 (Marc Lipsitch) - If we follow Boris Johnson’s advice, coronavirus will spread
The Guardian, May 11 (David Hunter) - Coronavirus: there is no global south exceptionalism
The Conversation, May 11 (David Hunter) - Good Science Is Good Science
Boston Review, May 12 (Marc Lipsitch) - Love of neighbor during a pandemic: navigating the competing goods of religious gatherings and physical health
Journal of Religion and Health, May 13 (Tyler VanderWeele) - Was That COVID-19? Antibody Tests Promise Answers But Beware Of Their Limits
WBUR, May 15 (Michael Mina) - Harvard epidemiologist: More research needed on antibodies that might prevent coronavirus reinfection
Boston Herald, May 16 (Michael Mina) - World-Wide Travel Restrictions Violate International Health Regulations
NPR, May 18 (Marc Lipsitch) - Americans Want Health. Will Leaders Listen?
Thrive Global, May 20 (Karestan Koenen) - The world needs Covid-19 vaccines. It may also be overestimating their power
STAT, May 22 (Michael Mina) - Mass. is putting a lot of focus on its coronavirus testing strategy. Will it work?
The Boston Globe, May 22 (Michael Mina) - Treating Mild Coronavirus Cases Could Help Save Everyone
The New York Times, May 22 (Marc Lipsitch) - COVID-19 Data Dives: Airborne Transmission Increases With Crowding
Medscape, May 23 (Bill Hanage) - How summer could determine the pandemic’s future
Politico, May 24 (Michael Mina) - To test a vaccine for COVID-19, should volunteers risk their lives?
New Yorker (podcast), May 26 (Marc Lipsitch) - The coronavirus infection rate is still too high. There will probably be a second wave
The Guardian, May 28 (David Hunter) - How COVID-19 Made a Harvard Epidemiologist Into a Public Ambassador for Science
The Harvard Crimson, May 28 (Marc Lipsitch) - The inside story of how coronavirus spread in Massachusetts
The Boston Globe, June 1 (Michael Mina) - What could be worse than quarantine? The end of quarantine
Forge, June 2 (Karestan Koenen) - The two different Covid-19 scenarios that worry experts
Vox.com, June 5 (Marc Lipsitch and William Hanage) - Racism is a deadly virus, too: A public health defense of these mass protests
New York Daily News, June 5 (Caroline Buckee) - To reopen campus, colleges prepare to take on coronavirus
WBUR, June 5 (Michael Mina) - A delicate balance: weighing protests against the risk of coronavirus
The New York Times, June 7 (Marc Lipsitch) - Coronavirus shutdowns prevented 60 million infections in the USA, study says
USA Today, June 8 (Michael Mina) - The facts and fiction of pandemic
WNPR.org, June 8 (Michael Mina) - Ending an epidemic: The when and how of vaccines
Harvard Magazine, June 10 (Marc Lipsitch) - The ‘New Normal’ of Visiting America’s National Parks
Smithsonian Magazine, June 12 (Caroline Buckee) - Could a global ‘observatory’ of blood help stop the next pandemic?
Science Magazine, June 13 (Michael Mina) - A tech investor’s rude awakening on clinical trials sparks an effort to make them faster for COVID-19
STAT, June 16 (Michael Mina) - Americans are weary of lockdowns, but if COVID surges, what then?
The Harvard Gazette, June 16 (Marc Lipsitch, Bill Hanage, Michael Mina) - Is it safer to fly or drive this summer? Five health experts weigh in
The Washington Post, June 18 (Marc Lipsitch) - We’re pretending the virus is gone. That’ll make it worse.
The Washington Post, June 20 (Bill Hanage) - How to evaluate coronavirus risks from Black Lives Matter protests
Scientific American, June 22 (Caroline Buckee) - Coronavirus coverage and the silencing of female expertise
Undark Magazine, June 22 (Caroline Buckee) - Americans Face New Virus Limbo as Some Reopenings are Halted
The New York Times, June 24 (Bill Hanage) - The Shape of Epidemics
Boston Review, June 26 (David S. Jones) - Pandemic Threatens to Veer Out of Control in the U.S. Public Health Experts Say
The Harvard Gazette, June 26 (Bill Hanage) - COVID-19 is Taking a Toll on Young People’s Mental Health Too
NPR’s Science Friday, June 26 (Archana Basu) - The Other Face Mask Fight: Are They Our Very Best Defense Against Coronavirus?
WBUR, June 30 (Caroline Buckee and Michael Mina) - A Cheap, Simple Way to Control the Coronavirus
The New York Times, July 3 (Michael Mina) - Challenges to Estimating Total Lives Lost in COVID-19 Decisions
JAMA, July 8 (Tyler VanderWeele) - The Coronavirus Can Be Airborne Indoors, W.H.O Says
The New York Times, July 9 (Bill Hanage) - The Tricky Math of Herd Immunity for COVID-19
Wired, July 12 (Marc Lipsitch) - Coronavirus Conversations: Are countries prepared for a coronavirus surge?
PRI’s The World, July 13 (Bill Hanage) - A New Understanding of Herd Immunity
The Atlantic, July 13 (Marc Lipsitch) - How to fix the Covid-19 dumpster fire in the U.S.
STAT, July 14 (Michael Mina) - Spring’s Coronavirus Surge was Bad, but 32 States are Doing Much Worse Now
USA Today, July 15 (Bill Hanage) - Experts say Trump Administration Move on Hospital Data is Worrisome
The Boston Globe, July 15 (Bill Hanage) - Looking for clues to the spread of coronavirus in Mass.? Try the toilet
The Boston Globe, July 15 (Bill Hanage) - Score of academics call for ‘human challenge’ trials of coronavirus vaccine
The Boston Globe, July 16 (Marc Lipsitch) - Cellphone data shows Massachusetts’ slow return to near-normal
WCVB, July 16 (Caroline Buckee) - Social Solidarity and Widespread Public Trust Needed to Boost Vaccine Confidence During COVID-19
Harvard Chan School – The Big 3, July 20 (Julia Wu) - Parties and Nightclubs: The New Hotspots of Coronavirus Outbreaks in Spain
El Pais, July 20 (Miguel Hernan) - Crisis Fatigue: Are We Emotionally Overwhelmed?
Webmd.com, July 21 (Karestan Koenen) - What Happens When a Student or Staffer Gets Sick at School this Fall?
The Boston Globe, July 21 (Bill Hanage) - Backlog for COVID-19 Tests Imperils the Push to Contain Infections
The Boston Globe, July 21 (Michael Mina) - White House Privately Warns 11 Cities Must Take “Aggressive” Action
The Center for Public Integrity, July 22 (Bill Hanage) - Can You Get Covid-19 Again? It’s Very Unlikely, Experts Say
The New York Times, July 22 (Michael Mina) - Rapid, Cheap, Less Accurate Coronavirus Testing Has a Place, Scientists Say
NPR.org, July 22 (Michael Mina) - Interview with Dr. Caroline Buckee on the Uses – and Limitations – of Epidemiologic Modeling to Predict the Spread of COVID-19
NEJM Perspective, July 22 (Caroline Buckee) - Pregnant During a Pandemic? Mental Health of Pregnant and Postpartum Women During COVID-19
Psychology Today, July 22 (Karestan Koenen) - Opinion: It’s Ethical to Test Promising Coronavirus Vaccines Against Less-Promising Ones
PNAS.org, July 22 (Marc Lipsitch) - What Science Says about Childcare, COVID-19, and School Reopenings
FactCheck.org, July 24 (Bill Hanage) - A Quick, Cheap Test Would Help Stop COVID-19. So Why Don’t We have One?
USA Today, July 26 (Michael Mina) - Your Coronavirus Antibodies Are Disappearing. Should You Care?
The New York Times, July 26 (Michael Mina) - How Our “Balkanized” Healthcare System Made the Pandemic Far Worse
Mother Jones, July 30 (Bill Hanage) - Students Can Safely Return to College if Tested for Virus Every Two Days, Study Says
The Washington Post, July 31 (Michael Mina) - Failing the Coronavirus-Testing Test
Harvard Magazine, August 3 (Michael Mina) - How to Think Like an Epidemiologist
The New York Times, August 4 (Marc Lipstich) - How the Pandemic Might Play Out in 2021 and Beyond
Nature.com, August 5 (Marc Lipsitch) - How Safe is Your School’s Reopening Plan? Here’s What to Look For
NPR.org, August 6 (Michael Mina) - How Cheap, Rapid Antigen Tests Could Help Ease COVID-19 Testing Delays
NBCNews.com, August 8 (Michael Mina) - Winter is Coming. Why America’s Window of Opportunity to Beat Back Covid-19 is Closing
Statnews.com, August 10 (Caroline Buckee and Michael Mina) - COVID-19 Data-Dives: The Many Ways Opening Schools Could Go Wrong
MedScape, August 11 (Bill Hanage) - In a Polarized World, What Does ‘Follow the Science’ Mean?
The Christian Science Monitor, August 12 (Marc Lipsitch - ‘Hybrid’ School Plans Sound Safe, But They’re the Riskiest Option We Have
The Washington Post, August 14 (Bill Hanage) - What If ‘Herd Immunity’ is Closer Than Scientists Thought?
The New York Times, August 17 (Bill Hanage) - The Plan That Could Give Us Our Lives Back
The Atlantic, August 17 (Michael Mina) - Researching the Pandemic’s Effects on Women
Harvard Magazine, August 18 (Sonia Hernandez-Diaz) - Opinion: What the CDC’s Guidelines for Polling Places Are Missing
Politico, August 20 (Bill Hanage) - An Epidemiologist Explains Which Workouts Put You at Greater Risk for Getting COVID-19
Msn.com, August 20 (I-Min Lee) - First Documented Coronavirus Reinfection Reported in Hong Kong
The New York Times, August 24 (Michael Mina) - Biogen Conference Likely Led to 20,000 COVID-19 Cases in Boston Area, Researchers Say
The Boston Globe, August 25 (Caroline Buckee) - A New Era of Coronavirus Testing to About to Begin
The Atlantic, August 27 (Michael Mina) - Your Coronavirus Test is Positive. Maybe It Shouldn’t Be
The New York Times, August 29 (Michael Mina) - The Mortality Rate is the Last Thing to Rise but Then it’s Very Difficult to Get it Down
El Pais, August 31 (Miguel Hernan) - Could Rapid Coronavirus Testing Help Life Return to Normal?
WBUR.com, August 31 (Michael Mina) - Herd Immunity Alone Won’t Stop COVID-19. Here’s Why.
Popular Science, September 2 (Bill Hanage) - Colleges’ Dilemma: Fight Outbreaks or Send Sick Kids Home
Politico, September 4 (Bill Hanage) - Is it Safe to Fly Right Now? What to Know about Air Travel and COVID-19
Today, September 4 (Michael Mina) - America is Trapped in a Pandemic Spiral
The Atlantic, September 9 (Bill Hanage) - We Need Covid-19 Mass-Testing. But Who Will Trust the Government to Deliver it?
The Guardian, September 11 (David Hunter) - Kids May Face Mental Health Issues as School Begins Amid Pandemic
HSPH Big 3, September 11 (Archana Basu) - 50 Experts to Trust in a Pandemic
Elemental.Medium.com, September 18 (Marc Lipsitch and Michael Mina) - The Road Ahead: Charting the Coronavirus Pandemic Over the Next 12 Months – and Beyond
STAT, September 22 (Michael Mina) - Epidemiologist: Schools Can Safely Reopen in Communities with Low Infection Rates
WGBH, September 22 (Bill Hanage) - Op-Ed: How to Fix Public Health Weaknesses Before the Next Pandemic Hits
The Washington Post, September 24 (Marc Lipsitch and Yonatan Grad) - How to Feel Confident that a Covid-19 Vaccine is Safe
Yahoo.com News, September 25 (Julia Wu) - Op-Ed: Britain’s Failure to Learn the Hard Lessons of its First Covid Surge is a Disaster
The Guardian, September 27 (Bill Hanage) - Why Has Spain Failed to Contain the Coronavirus Pandemic?
El Pais, September 28 (Miguel Hernan) - What People Get Wrong About Herd Immunity, Explained by Epidemiologists
Vox, September 29 (Bill Hanage and Christine Tedijanto) - With the Coronavirus Creeping Back in Mass., Health Experts and Community Groups Call for Action
WBUR.org, September 29 (Caroline Buckee) - Juggling Financial Stress and Caregiving, Parents Are ‘Very Not Ok’ in the Pandemic
Kqed.org, October 1 (Archana Basu) - Op-Ed: Beat Covid Without a Vaccine
The Wall Street Journal, October 1 (Michael Mina) - What Will Cold-and-Flu Season Mean for the Coronavirus Pandemic?
The New Yorker, October 1 (Bill Hanage) - Better, Faster Testing is the Path to an American Comeback
Bloomberg Businessweek, October 1 (Michael Mina) - Trump’s Covid is an Indictment of His Handling of the Virus Experts Say
The Boston Globe, October 2 (Bill Hanage and Michael Mina) - 8 Pressing Questions About President’s Trump’s Covid-19 Diagnosis
STAT, October 3 (Michael Mina) - The Third Wave of the Pandemic Is Here
New York Magazine, October 12 (Michael Mina) - Coronavirus Reinfections are Real but Very, Very Rare
The New York Times, October 13 (Michael Mina) - Can Rapid Antigen Tests Fix Contact Tracing in the US?
Qz.com, October 14 (Michael Mina) - Perspective: Trump Wants to Try for Herd Immunity. Without a Vaccine, It Could Kill Millions
The Washington Post, October 14 (Marc Lipsitch) - Fauci Warns Against Thanksgiving Celebrations: How to Stay Safe Indoors from the Coronavirus During Cold Seasons?
USAToday.com, October 16 (Bill Hanage) - What’s Coming This Winter? Here’s How Many More Could Die in the Pandemic
NPR.org, October 16 (Michael Mina) - Covid-19 Testing Lags as Cases Increase Across the United States
NBCNews.com, October 19 (Marc Lipsitch) - National Well-Being Before and During the Pandemic
Psychology Today, October 20 (Tyler VanderWeele) - Public Health Experts Warn Against Herd Immunity Strategy to Manage Covid-19
PRI.org, October 20 (Bill Hanage) - We Asked 20 Medical Experts with Kids About Their Pandemic Halloween Plans. Here’s What They Said
CNBC.com, October 23 (Bill Hanage) - Daily COVID Case Number in Mass. Tops 1,000 for 1st Time Since May
NBCBoston.com, October 24 (Michael Mina) - Home Tests Could Help in the Fight Against the Coronavirus. So Where are They?
The Washington Post, October 24 (Michael Mina) - Third Wave of Coronavirus Infections in the U.S.? More Like ‘Wildfire,’ Epidemiologist says
NBCNews.com, October 26 (Bill Hanage) - Some Americans Refuse to Wear Masks Even as Their Hometowns Become Covid-19 Hot Spots
The Washington Post, October 27 (Bill Hanage) - Can Herd Immunity Save Us?
Rolling Stone, October 27 (Bill Hanage) - We Asked Five Experts for COVID Thanksgiving Advice
WebMD, October 28 (Marc Lipsitch) - Concerned About COVID-19 Resurgence, Boston Officials Urge All Residents to Get Tested
WBUR.org, October 28 (Michael Mina) - Europe’s Covid-19 Cases and Deaths Are Climbing, a Warning for the U.S.
The Wall Street Journal, October 29 (Bill Hanage) - Before Thanksgiving, Colleges Plan to Ramp Up Testing for Coronavirus
The Washington Post, November 2 (Michael Mina) - As U.S. Sets Yet Another Daily Record, Colleges Cases Soar
The New York Times, November 6 (Bill Hanage) - ‘They’re Not Really Doing Anything’: As Covid-19 Cases Spiral, Leaders Around the U.S. Lose Urgency on Prevention
STAT, November 9 (Michael Mina) - Local Public Health Experts Weigh In On Biden’s COVID-19 Plan
WGBH.org, November 9 (Michael Mina) - A Winter Surge in COVID-19 Cases Seems Inevitable. Can We Stop It?
L.A. Times, November 12 (Bill Hanage) - An Effective COVID-19 Vaccine is on the Horizon. We Need to Support Vaccine Advocacy
The Boston Globe, November 12 (Julia Wu and Michelle Williams) - How We Can Stop the Spread of COVID-19 by Christmas
Time (Op-Ed), November 17 (Michael Mina) - Health Systems Are Using AI to Predict Severe Covid-19 Cases. But Limited Data Could Produce Unreliable Results
STAT, November 18 (Andrew Beam) - Simple Activities to Enhance Flourishing
Psychology Today, November 19 (Tyler VanderWeele) - Opinion: How 4 Covid Experts Will Keep Their Families Safe on Thanksgiving
The New York Times, November 23 (Marc Lipsitch) - Should Isolation Periods Be Shorter for People with Covid-19?
The New York Times, November 29 (Michael Mina) - Could Quick COVID ‘Antigen’ Tests Break the Back of the Pandemic?
CBC Radio, November 29 (Michael Mina) - ‘Time is of the Essence Here’: High-Risk Groups Await State Vaccine Plan
The Boston Globe, December 1 (Marc Lipsitch) - The Covid-19 Vaccines Are a Marvel of Science. Here’s How We Can Make the Best Use of Them
STAT, December 2 (Michael Mina) - More Than 250,000 Are Dead. Why is There So Little Collective Grief?
Elemental, December 2 (Christy Denckla) - ‘Makes You Ask Why the Hell We Even Bother.’ Infectious Disease Experts Face Disillusionment as COVID-19 Pandemic Worsens
The Boston Globe, December 4 (Caroline Buckee and Michael Mina) - One Million New Covid-19 Cases Added to U.S. Total in Just 5 Days
Forbes, December 6 (Michael Mina) - The Problem with the Positivity Rate
New York Magazine, December 7 (Michael Mina) - How to End this Pandemic, and Prepare for the Next One
The New York Times, December 9 (Marc Lipsitch) - Why 2 Epidemiologists Stopped Working on COVID-19 Research
NPR News, December 13 (Caroline Buckee) - Psychologist On Why Funerals Are Fundamental To Processing Grief
NPR News, December 14 (Christy Denckla) - FDA Authorizes 1st Home Coronavirus Test That Doesn’t Require a Prescription
NPR News, December 15 (Michael Mina) - Can We Do Twice as Many Vaccinations as We Thought?
The New York Times, December 18 (Michael Mina)